Nice video and nicely done. A couple of additions - when dropping the anchor if you stop before you start to drop the anchor then you risk being blow out of position before you have the anchor down. Alternatively, pre drop some chain ie if you where in 10m of water then pre drop 8m. Just means you only have 2m to drop before it’s on the bottom and you can be reversing towards your berth like this so that you maintain steerage. The other suggestion, would be one you have your stern line on then you can ease these a motor away from the dock, you can then lift some chain with less load on the windlass and then motor back against the anchor getting it taught whilst tightening your stern lines. When solo I follow exactly the same process you presented with the above additions. The only difference is that when I reach the dock I leave the engine in reverse to hold the boat in place against the anchor, then I can safely step ashore with the line. When doing this I will stop a boat length out and pull back against the anchor to ensure I have good holding.
@solovelanet Жыл бұрын
You are right in both things, thank you
@7lounge11 ай бұрын
Excellent description. Thank you.
@jackhogan2047 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see Claire Williams working again
@bunyaminguzel25352 жыл бұрын
Great job. I always learn something when I watch your video.
@exxmercy_78852 жыл бұрын
No bad, very professional
@muhammetsevim43952 жыл бұрын
I see all your videos, very interesting.
@Creative702 жыл бұрын
Often I go to the dock with the anchor. In Greece, there are many places where you have to moor in this way.
@komikcagan18292 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@volkerkonig9376 Жыл бұрын
the med- mooring by using the anchor looks a little more difficult than the version with lazy-/ mooringline at the bow. In my experience the version with mooringline is more and more used in the med. And if the harbour or marina has mooringlines installed you should use them. The reason for this are in my opinion the many problems with tangled anchors and anchor-chains. But the medmooring with anchor has also its advantages: 1.)the anchor at the bow when dropped and the chain gives the bow some guidance when docking backwards, especially in crosswinds. 2.)you don't have the risk of having the lazy-line of the bow- mooringline in your rotating propeller Finally I would recommend as much anchor- chain as possible, especially in windy or even stormy conditions. .
@solovelanet Жыл бұрын
We think your position is shareable, thank you for your comment.
@oyundunyas92432 жыл бұрын
I do it differently, and it works very well.
@solovelanet2 жыл бұрын
We propose a way of doing things. Surely, there are other methods equally correct.
@listigtАй бұрын
I’ve never done this, but I think you forgot to tighten the anchor chain after going forward and pulling on the stern line. Last thing you said about the chain was that it was loose.. if you leave it like that the bow will drift again as soon as you stop motoring.
@solovelanetАй бұрын
You are right, Gabriel should have spent more time on this point, although he does talk about what to do if you are too slow to retrieve the chain. We apologise for it
@Alberto_and_the_Solent2 жыл бұрын
Ciao Andry!😄
@ecolak19844 ай бұрын
Another excellent video. Grazie mille! I have two clarifying questions if you don't mind. 1. I watched the same video in Italian with Maurizio's commentary too. In that version, you guys tied the port side first. Does that mean that the wind shifted between the Italian video and this one? I'm guessing they were recorded on the same day. 2. When Simona revs the throttle forward to straighten the boat, does it matter which way the rudder should point? Also, how much slack should the line have for this?
@solovelanet4 ай бұрын
1) Yes, we recorded on the same day, but you have to take into account that in the afternoon the wind comes from the opposite direction to the morning. 2) The wheel must face the quay. The line must not be too short, as this would prevent the boat from moving, but it must not allow the boat moving forward to bump into the boat moored in front of us.
@andreasrogner68582 жыл бұрын
I often use this way of mooring, but I didn't know the trick of the windward line. Well done. On your youtube channel, I find many videos in Italian and a few in English. Can you tell me which video you realize in English? Thank you
@solovelanet2 жыл бұрын
We do an Italian and English version for all the video lessons, the sea trials and the sailing directions video. For these, we do a Spanish and Portuguese version too.
@hartwigzehentner2730Ай бұрын
How much tension do you give to the anchorchain? That it comes straight? So you can not go bachward as with muringline?
@solovelanetАй бұрын
The tension of the anchor chain depends on the mooring lines. The lines do not need to be very taut, the boat should be able to move back and forth a little.
@madario2 ай бұрын
In crosswinds, do you drop the anchor stern to wind or bow to wind?
@solovelanet2 ай бұрын
With the bow in the wind, manoeuvres, at least we, always do them.
@erents1 Жыл бұрын
When did you make the chain tight on the anchor and how was that done? Guessing you used the windless once the stern was tied off…
@solovelanet Жыл бұрын
Yes we use the windless.
@JoergPfeifferBerlin11 ай бұрын
@@solovelanet Could you make this more clear, please? In the video you see how you tighten windward stern line but do you tighten also the anchor chain afterwards?
@Justin-tf6zh2 жыл бұрын
Why do you not do a video about a Med mooring in a marina where you do not drop the anchor? It will be exciting.
@solovelanet2 жыл бұрын
We already done it, this is the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2jJqKSAbb14qK8
@AnalysisCritical Жыл бұрын
do you use the snubber after anchoring stern to?
@solovelanet Жыл бұрын
Depend. If in the port there are waves, then you will use it. Otherwise, it is not necessary. In most of the ports, it is not necessary. In someone, it is, and it is very important to have it.
@jeanleroy89972 жыл бұрын
How do you know when the anchor has touched the sea bottom?
@solovelanet2 жыл бұрын
Before starting to drop the anchor, check the depth. If the depth is 5 meters let go 8-9 meters chain then you can start to move back
@mgs900311 ай бұрын
a bit fast and important commands and communication is missing
@thewanderingbox8253 Жыл бұрын
what about if you are short handed?
@solovelanet Жыл бұрын
Alone is a whole other thing, but it can be done, you change the techniques, but it is something that a lot of people do.
@mgs900311 ай бұрын
they are short handed @thewanderingbox8253 @@solovelanet
@darthkek19533 ай бұрын
@@solovelanet One idea if you are single-handed is to have the anchor windlass on a remote control, and of course if you have a bow thruster that would be put onto the same controller.
@redsailor101 Жыл бұрын
Let's do it without a big motor
@blahdiblah2169 Жыл бұрын
This does not look easy at all.
@RoseUniverse12 жыл бұрын
Let's do these things to the french. No one knows about sailing more than we do.