Anchoring is not just about the “gear”, it is also about your attitude and timeliness toward deploying the “right gear”. The most important attitude that you can have toward anchoring is to have the motivation to acquire the appropriate gear, and then, to employ it prudently.

We all agree that deploying appropriate gear when heavy weather has been forecasted can make the difference between riding out the weather drag free, or not. But timeliness also plays an important role in anchoring.

Without a forecast of heavy weather, the gear or techniques that you use for mild weather may not be adequate should the weather turn bad unexpectedly, such as when one of those summer squalls or nighttime thunder(less) storms passes through.

This is even more apropos should you be off your boat, asleep, or engaged in activities whereby you are not aware of the changing weather.

So don’t anchor for just current conditions, instead anchor for any conditions that might develop before you weigh anchor.

About the Authors:

Jill and Rudy Sechez “ANCHORING CONSULTANTS”
Onboard Sessions • Consultations • Seminars • Speaking Engagements

Jill and Rudy first began cruising in 1997 aboard a 36-foot wood, cutter-rigged sailboat that they built in a small backyard. They currently live and cruise aboard a 34-foot sail-assisted wood trawler, which they designed, then built under the trees out in the woods. Relevant to this book, they have seen their boats successfully through seven hurricanes, anchoring through five of them, in addition to numerous tropical storms and countless gales. They cruise primarily the east coasts of the U.S., Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas, with a trip to Bermuda along the way. Click here to purchase this book.