Sea anchor

Sea anchors are usually made of cloth, shaped like a parachute or cone, and rigged so that the open end points in the direction of the boat's movement.

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 ...

Sea Anchor - A device used to slow down the leeward movement of a ship during heavy weather and/or to hold her steady in a relationship to wind and waves. A conical or parachute shaped open ended device attached to the ship by bridle and line.

sea anchor A device used to limit drifting far from shore. Often used when riding out storms, it is a parachute deployed off the bow at the end of a line to keep the bow pointed into the waves. Sometimes "storm anchor". See storm. Compare with drogue.

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.

Sea AnchorAny device used to reduce a boat's drift before the wind. SecureTo make fast. ShackleA "U" shaped connector with a pin or bolt across the open end.

Sea Anchor Or Drogue Surface anchor of wood and canvas for keeping a vessel not under control, head on to wind and sea in bad weather. Second Greaser ...

Sea Anchor - A long line from the bow to a heavy fabric cone that is slightly submerged. Holds the bow into the wind and reduces drift up to 90%. Large opening should be 1 inch for each foot of a boats waterline ...

sea anchor Canvas, shaped in the form of a parachute, to keep the ship's bow to the seas in open water (and reduce drift). sea cock A (through-hull) fitting with valve that controls the flow of water between the vessel's exterior and interior.

The sea anchor consists of a hinge-jointed galvanized ring about three feet in diameter. A conical bag made of stout canvas is sewed to the ring and roped, as shown in sketch. A bridle is fitted to the ring, to which the riding hawser is bent.

Use of a sea anchor off the bow : Sea anchors are essentially large drogues. Initially, many were made from military parachutes and are often referred to as parachute anchors.

Drogue A sea anchor - a cone shaped canvas bag to which the vessel lies in heavy weather to keep the bow pointing into the waves, or towed from the stern to slow the speed when running.

Sea anchor: A drag (drogue) thrown over to keep a vessel to the wind and sea. Sea chest: A sailor's trunk; the intake between the ship's side and a sea valve. Sea dog: An old sailor. Sea going: Capable of going to sea.

To sink a ship in order to prevent others from boarding or using her scuttlebutt Gossip sea anchor A drag, usually made of canvas, ...

DROGUE - Object streamed from boat to decrease speed, sea anchor. FAIRLEAD - Fitting to route control lines or cables. FAIRWAY - Marine thoroughfare. FATHOM - A unit of length used in measuring water depth. One fathom is 6 feet.

Another device you can deploy in such a situation is a sea anchor. This is actually a parachute-like device that will deploy and nearly stop the boat--even head to waves and wind. As such, it is used in more extreme conditions.

Vessel Storm Survival - sea anchors, drouges & rode Man Overboard - Lifesling, Marker, Throw ring, whistle Abandon Ship Bag Supplies - emergency equipment ...

drogue - Any object used to increase the drag of a boat. Typically shaped like a parachute or cone opened underwater, drogues slow a boat's motion in heavy weather. Also see sea anchor.

The yawl's mizzen must be strongly stayed so the sail can be set to balance the jib in heavy weather and, in a real gale, to keep the yacht head-to-wind with a sea anchor off the bow.

Also see sea anchor. Dry Cargo - Merchandise other than liquid carried in bulk. Dry Dock - A dock into which a vessel is floated, which when raised lifts the boat out of the water.

See also: Anchor, Boat, Wind, Hull, Sailing