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Anchoring at Jost
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07/23/2017 09:14 AM
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Getting ready for my second bareboat cat trip on Moorings 4000. When going to SD the last time, I ended up anchoring little too far out for those who wanted swim to shore, being a little intimidated by idea of anchoring "so close" to another boat (first week of October so probably fewer than normal). Any practical advice for comfortably anchoring there (day only)? Amount of scope truly needed in that sand?
Brian
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Re: Anchoring at Jost
[Re: StormJib]
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07/23/2017 02:55 PM
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There are a few of us here that can attest that the French lay out all the chain in the locker even in 10' of depth and then accuse everyone else in the anchrage of dragging into them. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Anchoring at Jost
[Re: Crown31]
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07/23/2017 03:33 PM
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Some of the charter companies red line white bay. There is a reason for that. The recommendation is to pick up a ball in Great Harbour. The convenience of anchoring in White Bay is simply not worth the risk to the boat. There have been many boat accidents in that bay. You don't want to be one of them.
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: Anchoring at Jost
[Re: GlennA]
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07/23/2017 03:51 PM
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GlennA said: There are a few of us here that can attest that the French lay out all the chain in the locker even in 10' of depth and then accuse everyone else in the anchrage of dragging into them. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> And that's after they anchor close enough to hear gas being past in the forward head. I'll see yer <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> and raise ya one <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Anchoring at Jost
[Re: rhans]
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07/23/2017 04:28 PM
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rhans said:GlennA said: There are a few of us here that can attest that the French lay out all the chain in the locker even in 10' of depth and then accuse everyone else in the anchrage of dragging into them. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> And that's after they anchor close enough to hear gas being past in the forward head. I'll see yer <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> and raise ya one <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" /> We haven't anchored in WB in the past 10 years. We will poke in and if there is a ball we will grab it. If no balls we move over to GH or LH and taxi over. I know some like to dinghy around the point but beaching a RIB is not like the old aluminum skiffs.
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Re: Anchoring at Jost
[Re: tradewinds]
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07/24/2017 09:10 AM
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tradewinds said: The problem you may have going in closer is you can get boxed in by other boats. The easy thing would be to pick up a ball in Great Harbour and taxi over to White Bay. ^^^^ This. I wouldn't anchor there with all of the daytrippers....even in October.
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Re: Anchoring at Jost
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07/24/2017 01:16 PM
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UncleLuff said: Got a mooring ball right in front of Ivan's 9:30 am and stayed the day/night and left the next morning.
Couldn't have been a nicer experience and was the highlight of the trip. Kids loved it. Dinghied over to Soggy dollar bar around 4 just as all the day tour boats were leaving and had as many pain killers as I wanted (way more than I needed!) For the 4th time that trip thanked my foresight of teaching my 13 year old how to use the dinghy.
Not sure I would anchor there though. Didn't look like there were too many places with enough swing room and all of the boats in the mooring field were swinging every which way. (maybe that was the pain killers though! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />) Been there done that. Great fun when the weather is settled. Here is the rub or the Russian Roulette on that. A sudden squall and downburst with gusts from the south or just about any direction other than north. If that mooring fails in the short banging chop the boat is on the beach or into other boats in seconds. Even if everything is perfect on your end with great cleats and chain all the way to the bottom the boats upwind of your could be on top of you in seconds. In the crowd, shallow water, white out conditions(mixed with Rhum) there is little or no place to run and hide. Again I have done it many times. I understand why many a prudent mariner does not put their hulls or guests in a position where they can lose control in seconds. Somewhere there is some good YouTube revealing just how fast the conditions can change for the worst in White Bay. The video I am thinking about has the skipper(hubby) yelling at the Admiral for pushing him into the tight spot earlier in the once nice day. There is other video and stills of a boat destroyed on the rocks between the two beaches.
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