The dinghy loaded with the displaced anchor gear.
3pm. I receive a call from Miguel saying that my boat has moved in the anchorage. Since the Pearl is anchored bow and stern this normally would not happen; it appears that the stern anchor failed, and the boat was being held by the bow anchor alone. The explanation that came to mind was that one of the fittings came under - between the line and chain, or between chain and anchor. However, this is the most unlikely of days - a sunny hot day with no wind at all.
The Pearl was terribly close to the other boats in the anchorage, all set bow and stern. I start hauling on the stern line and it's heading in the opposite direction than I previously had it. Furthermore it was just dragging along the bottom so I was surprised when I pulled the anchor up - a small 20lb Claw anchor.
This was no anchor dragging event; the only explanation I could come up with was that a boat somehow caught my anchor line, dragged the gear 100 yards, and then proceeded to drop it. How that could have happened is difficult to visualize - maybe a submarine? Either way, it's good to be nearby and deal with fouled anchors immediately.
No comments:
Post a Comment