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ANCHOR (from the Greek iiyKvpa, which Vossius considers is from 5yrcr/, a crook or hook), an instrument of iron or other heavy material used for holding ships or boats in any locality required, ...
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Anchoring a catamaran
Because a cat offers less resistance to the water than a monohull, it takes more time to slow down than a monohull. So make sure the boat has completely stopped.
BR-12. Anchoring and Obstructing Navigation
Section 1. Applicability.
This regulation applies to all vessels or other objects used or placed on the waters of this State.
anchoring tips
Anchoring is done for two principal reasons: first, to stop for fishing, swimming, lunch, or an overnight stay and secondly, to keep you from running aground in bad weather or as a result of engine failure.
THE ART OF STORM ANCHORING
Get to boat in plenty of time to get your boat out of the slip and anchored. Many members have stated to me that they just could not get down in time and now it was blowing to hard for them to leave their slip.
Scope
the ratio of length of anchor rode in use to the vertical distance from the bow of the vessel to the bottom
of the water. Usually four to eight for calm weather and more scope in storm conditions.
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Anchoring and Docking Your Sailboat
Let's say you just experienced the best sailing trip you've ever had. You are really starting to get the hang of all the boat terminology and equipment, and your response time has never been better.
DANFORTH ANCHOR: A patented lightweight anchor characterized by long, narrow, twin flukes pivoted at one end of the relatively long shank.
DAYBEACON: A fixed navigation aid structure used in shallow waters upon which is placed one or more daymarks.
Improper anchoring - Where a boat is either in the process of being anchored incorrectly or incorrectly held in place in the water by an anchor.
Using Two Anchors: Anchoring with two anchors is a difficult maneuver and is performed to reduce the swing radius of the sailboat or to increase the holding power in heavy weather.
Whether rope is used for anchor line or mooring line, it is an important link between the boater and safety.
Anchor: An object used to hold a vessels position, usually made of iron.
Anchorage: a place to anchor, prefrably protected from wind and waves
Astern: Behind the boat ...
anchor - 1 - A heavy metal object designed such that its weight and shape will help to hold a boat in its position when lowered to the sea bottom on an anchor rode or chain. See kedge, lightweight, mushroom, and plow anchors.
Anchor line
A line used to hold a vessel fast to the anchor
Anchorage ...
Anchorage
A place suitable for anchoring in relation to the wind, seas and bottom.
Athwartships
At right angles to the centerline of the boat; rowboat seats are generally athwart ships.
Anchor - An object designed to grip the ground, under a body of water, to hold the boat in a selected area
Apparent Wind - the direction of the wind as is relative to the speed and direction of the boat
Astern - behind the boat ...
anchorage
A location intended or suited for anchoring.
anti-fouling paint
A special marine paint applied to a boat's hull to prevent marine growth.
Anchor chain
A chain attached to the anchor. The chain acts partially as a weight to keep the anchor lying next to the ground so that it can dig in better. Chain is also not damaged as much as line when lying on rocks.
Anchor
A weighty grappling hook used for holding a ship fast.
Angle of Attack ...
anchor watch - A watch kept constantly on deck when a ship is at anchor, to be ready to veer out or take in chain, or to slip, make sail, give warning to the hands below, etc., if the vessel be in danger of collision or other mishaps.
Anchorage Buoy
it is used to indicate areas which are favourable
for overnight anchoring - they are yellow in colour
they usually have an anchor symbol clearly visible ...
ANCHORING DURING A STORM
If you reach a protected bay, or some other safe haven, you can anchor during a storm. Follow these steps: ...
Anchor
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A heavy iron object with flukes, lowered by a line to the bottom of a body of water to prevent a vessel from drifting.
- Anchor Rode Package — An example of a windlass rode package is 200-600 feet of windlass grade 3-strand or 8-plait nylon line spliced directly to 6 to 25 feet of 1/4' - 1/2' windlass specified chain (G4 HT or BBB).
At anchor - ship is at rest, anchored to the sea floor.
Athwart - same as Abeam, to the side of the ship at right angles, either left or right.
A-trip - said when the anchor breaks loose of the bottom as it is being heaved in.
sea anchor
A canvas, cone-shaped device deployed to keep the bow headed into the wind to help safely ride out a storm. Also called a drogue.
sea cock
Through-hull fitting with a valve between the interior and the exterior of the boat.
sea anchor
A drogue designed to bring a boat to a near stop in heavy weather. Typically a sea anchor is set off of the bow of a boat so that the bow points into the wind and rough waves.
sea buoy ...
Bower anchor Main anchor carried forward in a vessel.
Bow Forward part of vessel.
Bowspirit Heavy spar from deck leading forward from stem head, to which headsails are attached.
Kedge Anchor: A secondary, lighter anchor
Keel: The lowest part of a boat that stabilizes the hull and decreases sideways drift. In wooden vessels, frames are normally attached to the keel.
BITE-When anchor penetrate bottom substrata and hold
BITTER END -The last part of a rope or chain.The inboard end of the anchor rode.
BOAT-A fairly indefinite term. A waterborne vehicle smaller than a ship.
Anchor, Hook
A metal device that is lowered from the boat on rope or chain (anchor rode) and that digs into or lies on the water's bottom and so holds the boat. To set the anchor is to help it dig in by pulling hard on the rode.
Anchor Lights - For vessels under 50 meters - A single white all around light
Anchorage - A harbor suitable and usually designated as a place to anchor ...
Anchorage
The ground or area suitable for vessels to anchor.
Anchor Light ...
Anchor - A heavy metal device, fastened to a chain or line, that holds a vessel in place.
Anti-fouling - A type of paint used on the bottoms of boats that repels barnacles, marine grass and many other undesirable adhesions.
Anchor light. A white light displayed from the top of the mast to indicate that the boat is at anchor.
Riding Sail ...
Anchoring in a narrow channel is obviously not a good practice and is prohibited by Rule 9(g) except under pressing circumstances. A separate and older law (Section 409 of Title 33, U.S. Code) repeats the prohibition for U.S.
Anchor Bend (also known as Fisherman's Bend): Typical way to fasten an anchor line to the ring of an anchor. The double loop reduces the possibility for chafing and makes the half-hitches more secure.
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Anchored vessels and vessels aground
(a) A vessel at anchor shall exhibit where it can best be seen:
in the fore part, an all-round white light or one ball; ...
Anchor will not hold reliably on ROCKY bottom, and may even get jammed and thus lost. If it gets permanently jammed, attach a buoy to the end of the anchor line (e.g. a fender) and come back later with SCUBA gear to recover the anchor and line.
Anchor and chain, small kedge anchor, towrope, life-buoy, sidelights, anchor light, oil and wicks, bell, foghorn, compass with binnacle, hand lead, chart of waters you intend to navigate, dinghy, either on board or towing astern, ...
An anchorage protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties.
harden up
To steer closer to the wind, usually by pulling in on the sheets and steering the yacht closer to the eye of the wind.
To anchor a ship far enough away from another ship so that they did not hit each other when they swung with the wind or tide.
Cut of His Jib - ...
At anchor in an open roadstead, use cilia bags from jib-boom, or haul them out ahead of the vessel by means of an endless rope rove through a tail-block secured to the anchor chain (Fig. 80).
An anchor that is not secured to the rail at the bow of a ship, as stock anchors are, but is pulled up into the hawsepipes until the flukes meet the hull. (back)
stringer ...
The anchor roller is set into the stem and led to the windlass in a deep anchor locker on the foredeck. If I had to pick on something on this deck I would complain that there are only three hatches including the companionway hatch.
SEA ANCHOR-A drag device (usually a conical canvas pocket held open by a metal hoop, but a canvas bucket in Tinkerbelle's case) used to keep the boat headed into the wind and waves while it is not under way, especially during heavy weather.
AHT (Anchor-handling tug) - Moves anchors and tow drilling vessels, lighters and similar.
While anchored in Ibiza, we decided to try to verify our actual draught, being aware that on a cruising yacht full of possessions, it could differ markedly from the drawings.
A main anchor of a vessel. It is carried at the bow.
Bowsprit
A spar that's attached to the bow of a boat, along the centerline of the boat. The forestay can be attached to it - thus allowing for a greater sail area.
AHT Anchor handling tug
AHTS Anchor handling tug supply vessel
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Dual bow anchors, one with minimum of 200' chain. Second anchor for storm conditions, and plenty of chain for normal conditions.
RODE The anchor line and/or chain. ROPE In general, cordage as it is purchased at the store. When it comes aboard a vessel and is put to use it becomes line. RUDDER A vertical plate or board for steering a boat. RUN To allow a line to feed freely.
RODE - The anchor line and/or chain.
RUDDER - A vertical plate or board for steering a boat.
RUN - To allow a line to feed freely.
RUNNING LIGHTS - Lights required to be shown on boats underway between sundown and sunup.
Capsized, Anchored or Aground; Rescuing
If possible, a boat shall avoid a boat that is capsized or has not regained control after capsizing, is anchored or aground, or is trying to help a person or vessel in danger.
Harbor -A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.
Hard over - turning the wheel as far as possible ...
ANCHOR - Device used to secure boat to bottom of body of water.
ASTERN - At any point behind the boat, backward.
ATHWART - At right angles to the fore-and-aft line of a vessel. ...
Cable - (1) A strong rope or chain for pulling or securing anything, usually a ship's anchor. (2) A nautical measurement of distance, a tenth of a nautical mile, 100 fathoms, or approximately 200 yards ...
BILL BOARD An inclined platform, fitted at the intersection of the forward weather deck and the shell, for stowing an anchor. It may be fitted with a tripping device for dropping the anchor overboard.
Boom crutch Support for the boom, holding it up and out of the way when the boat is anchored or moored. Unlike a gallows frame, a crutch is stowed when boat is sailing.
 See also: Boat, Sailing, Line, Wind, Hull
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