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Re: Rocking, rolly all night long!
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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10/30/2015 11:27 AM
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The other version that happens in tight spaces all the time. A boat wakes to terror of slamming the keel on the bottom. They somehow retrieve their anchor and run/flee the the tight harbor at great speed and snag another now taught in shallow water anchor chain with their own keel or rudder. The result the secure at anchor vessels is launched into the side of the boat trying to flee. In most cases the crews of both boats are clueless how boat B slammed into the side of boat A. Bedlam ensues. The point small tight anchorages are fraught with danger and never cross near the bow of any anchored boat. You just do not know where the chain is waiting to capture your moving boat. The first hint may be the other boat rapidly accelerating toward your cockpit.
Last edited by StormJib; 10/30/2015 11:50 AM.
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Re: Rocking, rolly all night long!
[Re: hallucination]
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11/06/2015 05:40 PM
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This post has certainly opened my eyes to potential trouble spots in paradise. I realize that there are always exceptions to the rule, but for the most part are all anchorages within Sir Francis Drake Channel protected well enough for overnight stays?
Sailing * Sunning * Snorkeling * Swashbuckling BVI 2003/2006/2008/2015/2016 (My head isn't that big, I'm just closer to the camera ... really ;-)
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Re: Rocking, rolly all night long!
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11/06/2015 05:54 PM
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Mono. A Jeanneau 44 from TMM.
Sailing * Sunning * Snorkeling * Swashbuckling BVI 2003/2006/2008/2015/2016 (My head isn't that big, I'm just closer to the camera ... really ;-)
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Re: Rocking, rolly all night long!
[Re: sail2wind]
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11/06/2015 06:05 PM
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Much thanks. That's our second night's stay.
Sailing * Sunning * Snorkeling * Swashbuckling BVI 2003/2006/2008/2015/2016 (My head isn't that big, I'm just closer to the camera ... really ;-)
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Re: Rocking, rolly all night long!
[Re: jagmansr]
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11/07/2015 10:27 AM
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Posts: 2,429 Villa Euphoria Leverick Bay, P...
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I love White Bay, we were married there, but it is best as a summer anchorage. I have literally been airborne with the rollers. Best to spend the night in Great Harbor and dingy over during the day.
Last edited by mdoyle9999; 11/07/2015 10:29 AM.
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