How to check your anchor / Dive on your anchor

[@markcampbell7577]

Check those shackles and d rings. They might open. You have to make sure they can't open.

[@everydaysaturday]

Yah we check them regularly for sure!

[@gregoryashton]

@@everydaysaturday Interesting flippant comment you left me that either you later deleted or it got taken down. But it shows your incredible lack of care for the marine environment!

[@wesleywilliams6971]

@gregoryashton Dude he already said it's a designated anchor point why wouldn't he anchor there?

[@ENikolaev]

@@gregoryashtonshut up

[@markcampbell7577]

As careful as people are with their anchor you would think they would be more concerned about the keeling of their sails. Lateral resistance ahead of the sail effort.

[@everydaysaturday]

We have a heavy catamaran. Keeling isn’t so much of an issue for us. But velocity made good is definitely a thing to be considered when going to windward.

[@ktadesse]

You should never anchor in a seagrass meadow!

[@markmanuella239]

George Floyd should be alive

[@jeffreymedeiros6253]

@@markmanuella239- George Floyd had 8x the lethal dose of fent in his system. He would have died under any and all circumstances. He would have died eating a burger or just sitting on a beach. Drugs are bad.

[@mateah83]

George Bush did 911

[@DrewFordsendit]

@@markmanuella239Kobe should be alive Fentanyl Floyd on the other hand…

[@drugsmadilla]

​@@markmanuella239no

[@meetbounty]

Now show us how you drop it and how you determine anchor length and ground. How hard do you pull the anchor in? You have great weather and visibility :D

[@matthewso5291]

Electric winch to pull it up, they have a clutch you can release to drop it fast (also why you have a bridle, extra connections). The amount you put out is calculated off of depth, 4 or 5 times depth. So theres enough chain to swing and not pull the anchor out. To set it most people put the boat in reverse and try and pull it. Often in the sand it will drag a bit then catch. Depending on forecast is how hard to set it. To pull the anchor up its way easier on the winch if you drive the boat over the chain as its being pulled up, to pull directly up on the anchor.

[@meetbounty]

@@matthewso5291 thanks for the reply. I was hoping for a live video demonstration with my questions though. As I am a sailor myself I use the same thumb rule. I have the anchor line painted so I know which length I have put out. No matter the forecast, always pull the anchor in place! Depending on the boat and motor you should put reasonable force to it. To minimise ripping the anchor out, gradually increase the rpm.

[@everydaysaturday]

Sounds like you know what you’re doing then…no need for additional video demonstration 😂. The beauty of anchoring throughout most of the carribean is good visibility for an easy anchor check. We pull back every time too to “set” the anchor. We have our chain painted every 30 Ft.

[@everydaysaturday]

This was a great and thorough reply!

[@matthewso5291]

@@everydaysaturday last time we had the chain out for inspection/cleaning the locker we marked every 10ft. My experience is from deeper water stuff, couldn't free dive on the anchor if you tried

[@floatjockey]

Quiet a few people have been hit by sharks doing this in Australia. The water looks much clearer here though

[@everydaysaturday]

Yah you guys have so many more issues with sharks over there. It’s crazy. In the carribean they could care less about us. They just swim on by. Maybe a visibility thing?

[@bigshowdownunder8969]

Straight in the middle of a patch of seagrass,,gee , your forethought is amazing..lol..

[@hdconley]

Hopefully the wind direction doesn't change..

[@everydaysaturday]

Geeee. It’s a marked and known anchorage.

[@JohnH0130]

This is a form of 'backing' your anchor. More commonly involves mounting a small anchor a modest distance back from the main anchor at the end of the anchor chain. This prevents the main anchor from being 'lifted' by the ship, which can cause it to drag. Instead the pull of the wind and current on the boat just lift the backing anchor slightly off the seabed, and gravity pulls it right back down. The angle of the pull on the main anchor does not change enough to allow it to drag, and it holds. You are achieving essentially the same thing with the weight of your long anchor chain.

[@everydaysaturday]

Definitely. Our chain is 1/2” chain top so it’s very heavy. Heavy chain and big anchor make for a good night sleep. Thanks for the comment and explanation!

[@JohnH0130]

@@everydaysaturday No problem. I'm not actually a sailor of any kind. I learned about this from one of C S Forrester's Hornblower novels.

[@sagecleveland3953]

Can you do a video of removing the anchor because that sucked looks deep, hope to get on a boat one day!

[@meetbounty]

As mentioned by video poster the anchor hold lateral force. When they start pulling it in and the boat is more or less positioned on top the anchor should com right out. Should because depending on ground. Some turn around and pull it to the opposite side.

[@demianmaru3179]

Use a water glass? I had same water glass, 25yrs! No need to enter water!

[@demianmaru3179]

Learned from a native!

[@everydaysaturday]

Entering the water is the best part! 😂

[@burtmeier19]

More Jaden please

[@chrisl1873]

Average coomer

[@Eddi3xBac0n]

thats cool. never knew this is how it was supposed to look

[@everydaysaturday]

Haha..me either until we started sailing 1.5 years ago! 🤙🏼

[@Gustavnorell]

Can’t tell but that didn’t look like 4 times the depth on the chain…

[@angusmcdonald7944]

Nice video showing the followers how safe your anchor is & Jadyn abilities in checking it by a free dive.

[@doncarmack5132]

That’s cool 😎

[@0mar-777]

Im trying to see how you get it off the ground? Doesnt it get stuck or engaged really tight towards its really hard to pick up? What does enormous ships how do they do it??

[@everydaysaturday]

Great question! As you bring it up you’re also pulling the boat forward so as to lift vertically and not horizontally. When lifting on the anchor straight up vertically it pulls it right up. Anchors only “anchor” when the pull is lateral which forces them to dig.

[@0mar-777]

@@everydaysaturday has it ever got stuck? For the bigger ships are there actual spots where they can't drop it cause its to deep ?

[@everydaysaturday]

Yah every vessel has its depth limits based on how much chain they carry. Big ships usually carry 900-1200 ft of chain which means they could anchor in 300 ft of water of or so. No thankfully it’s never gotten stuck. But you avoid anchoring near choral heads or anything it could get stuck on.

[@justinjackson2588]

I am not a boat guy. Do you just winch up the anchor from the sea bed?

[@everydaysaturday]

Yah boats have a thing called a “windlass” and it hauls the chain in or out with the push of a button.

[@lewiscowden9731]

You should be moving the boat away from the Seagrave 🙄

[@juanpou1050]

Carefull with posidonia when anchoring (not this case).

[@everydaysaturday]

This is actually turtle grass and in a designated anchorage of Turks and Caicos. Posidonia grass is found in the Med and parts of Australia. Long ways away from there :)

[@brettzachar6570]

How did you splice two lines into a single thimble on your bridle?

[@everydaysaturday]

We don’t…we buy the premade bridle from Mantus Marine

[@WW-sj7zk]

Have good luck with the soft shackle ? I’ve thought of doing this but figured if she’d part off it would be there . 🦞

[@everydaysaturday]

Yah we’ve been using a soft shackle for a year now and couldn’t be happier. It works way better with our boats setup. Chain hooks were always getting hung up on the way down our bow roller. We were in hurricane Nicole in Florida with a soft shackle and saw 60kn and no problems. We bought it off Amazon. 5/16 soft shackle from Bubba Rope to fit through our chain. They have other sizes if your chain is smaller (ours is 1/2”).

[@davidcoates4852]

Where's the bridle in the first shot?

[@everydaysaturday]

It comes off the inside bow of each hull. It was just hard to get it to all fit into the vertical frame. Picture a triangle between both hulls and where it attached to the chain.

[@tashvadj4914]

Make sure your anchor is butter.

[@lorenzdoesthings]

How did you breath

[@amogusamongus]

Gills

[@chad914bantner]

So cool!

[@RB-ez8qc]

Who cut the grass in the water..? 😂looks good

[@stewartj3407]

What?! Nobody cut the grass! It’s underwater, nobody gives a crap if it’s cut or not.

[@user-ek8cd1he7p]

@@stewartj3407no no the government cuts the grass cuz otherwise the mermaids get lost if they cant see

[@stewartj3407]

@@user-ek8cd1he7p I seriously doubt that.

[@wesleywilliams6971]

@@stewartj3407 its a joke bro

[@stewartj3407]

@@wesleywilliams6971 you have no clue what you’re talking about.

[@mark4m557]

If your going to go down there to check it, you are better off sending your diver down there to set it.

[@everydaysaturday]

You just told me you’re not a sailor without telling me you’re not a sailor.

[@mark4m557]

@@everydaysaturday Your right about that. I never been a sailor, but I been a commercial fisherman for a long time.

[@InfinityM35]

Dam. Get wrecked

[@Chris-o7c8q]

Came for the anchor stayed for the chick 😂

[@brixwhall4026]

Does dyneema “give” enough for a bridle?

[@everydaysaturday]

There would definitely be more “give” than stainless reel chain hooks. The give is in the bridle line though. Not so much worried about the connection point.

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

Dumb question but do you have two oposing anker points?

[@everydaysaturday]

What you are probably referring to is our bridle. It attaches to the inside of each hill (we have a catamaran) and then goes down and connects to the chain. Think triangle. Keeps the boat from swinging and takes the tension of the chain off the windlass.

[@everydaysaturday]

What you are probably referring to is our bridle. It attaches to the inside of each hill (we have a catamaran) and then goes down and connects to the chain. Think triangle. Keeps the boat from swinging and takes the tension off the chain off the windlass and spreads it out across the front of the boat.

[@ringoraintree1704]

When I throw the anchor off the side of the boat i'm done.

[@everydaysaturday]

The side? 😂😂 probably not an ocean cruising vessel I’m assuming.

[@loganlaurian2517]

that seems like a lot of work to park the water car.

[@everydaysaturday]

Ha. It’s our house so we like to make sure it’s parked with the e-brake dug in and staying put!

[@gloriatetting8446]

That seems to be a cheesy anchor setup. The ropes break, or the clip pops no anchor.

[@everydaysaturday]

It’s actually the choice of most sailing catamarans out here. So it’s a great setup. Mantus is the leader in the anchors/ground tackle and bridles.

[@boobytrapsailing3832]

Actually this is exactly how you need to anchor. However I'd prefer my Mantus to be buried to where the bar is nearly invisible in sand.

[@mrdanger4851]

Rode it's called Rode

[@everydaysaturday]

Nobody would know what that means would they since 90% of sailing terms were decided by drunk sailors 😂

[@chrisvibz4753]

im Jk btw dude

[@josephbnanah295]

It always amazes me how shallow the sea really is

[@allthingsfishy3431]

How does that amaze you? 😂

[@josephbnanah295]

@@allthingsfishy3431 I always had the impression at the ocean was hundreds and sometimes even thousands of feet deep and yet apparently it's not😳

[@everydaysaturday]

It is….like 30,000ft deep at parts in the open ocean. But closer to land it’s often in the 20-100’s until you get to shore.

[@allthingsfishy3431]

@@josephbnanah295 Did you think it just dropped 30,000’ right at the beach?

[@josephbnanah295]

@@allthingsfishy3431 not any more 🫣

[@ChuckleBuck]

Most people think it’s the anchor digging in that holds the boat. It’s the weight of the chain.

[@everydaysaturday]

Nailed it!

[@caviestcaveman8691]

Then why not just throw chain then.....pretty sure its both actions needed to accomplish.....

[@everydaysaturday]

Definitely both. But the weight of the chain is what helps to pull on the anchor laterally rather than vertically. It takes a pretty big gust for us to pull on the anchor as we have 1/2” diameter heavy chain.

[@caviestcaveman8691]

@everydaysaturday yep I just get tired of seeing these comments when yea I guess technically true but it's really not cause if it were then anchors wouldn't exist lol

[@DurzoBlunts]

​@@caviestcaveman8691because it is easier to have a large chunk of metal. It's only been just recently we found out anchor designs don't determine drag or hold. Many designs over the years and all work the same. Weight is the holding force not friction. Sure an anchor grabbing a rock will stick but that's also unfavorable for recovery.

[@helloxyz]

Just seems like an excuse to go diving

[@everydaysaturday]

No way. Very normal and good practice to dive the anchor when you know some good wind is coming out here to make sure it’s well set. The diving/swimming is the bonus ;).

[@dalehallowell6677]

The soft shackle seems like a really bad idea, especially if it upsets and you go adrift without your rigging.

[@everydaysaturday]

We know MANY other sailors who use soft shackles. It’s breaking strength is 45,000lbs. It could pick up our catamaran. We anchor and up anchor a lot so we get eyes on it often and have backups. It works much better for us and the way our anchor/bridle come through the bow roller than a chain hook. We rode out the outskirts of Hurricane Nicole with it and saw 55kn of wind and it held strong with zero signs of degradation.

[@roomofidiots]

@@everydaysaturdayhell yea

[@Redact63Lluks]

It's almost like it isnt for retention during hurricane conditions...

[@DurzoBlunts]

Oh look anchoring up on some nice natural healthy grass area, ready to be destroyed.

[@everydaysaturday]

Oh look another grass hugger! If you’re this concerned you’d hate anyone that has a boat in the carribean cause everyone anchors in the same DESIGNATED AND MARKED places like this one. The grass is fine. You’ll be okay.

[@trueaussieray9093]

Driving on an anchor? sir you were floating in fresh air.. I've had baths more turbulent.. that action was not worth putting on social media.. compared to these young guys diving in pea soup alligator infested waters for dinosaur and megalodon teeth.. now that's worthy of views..

[@everydaysaturday]

Thanks for watching and giving it ‘another’ view!

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

you sound insufferable

[@gregoryashton]

Just casually videoing yourself anchoring into a seagrass meadow… do you want to address this comment, or are you going to ignore concerned viewers? 🧐

[@leem9886]

Ruin some more sea grass

[@everydaysaturday]

It’s a marked and designated anchorage but the grass thanks you for your concern.

[@stewartj3407]

But why? That’s rude!

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

All the comments are people crying about the sea grass. Go hug a tree and cry to it, no one else has a crap to give.

[@everydaysaturday]

They have no idea where we are or what they’re talking about. We were in a marked and designated anchorage. If they saw how many anchorages were seagrass along the entire carribean they’d probably have a heart attack. People have been anchoring in these locations for centuries. It must be an exhausting life to worry so much about grass.

[@greatsoutherntrendkill79]

Yeah, nobody does that you’re making it up for useless content

[@everydaysaturday]

Are you a full time sailor? We dive on our anchors to make sure they are set all the time. And so do the other 8 boats that we are traveling with. ✌🏻 🫶🏼

[@matthewso5291]

If its shallow enough to check why not, where ive done most of my boating in bc you would need scuba to check soooo we never did.