Cruisers Forum
 

Go Back   Cruisers & Sailing Forums > Engineering & Systems > Anchoring & Mooring
Cruiser Wiki Click Here to Login
Register Vendors FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Log in

Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 23-07-2010, 22:47   #76
CF Adviser
 
Bash's Avatar

Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: sausalito
Boat: 14 meter sloop
Posts: 7,260
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkJ View Post
So give people 30 minutes.......... just the sort of latitude you would like when you make a disastrous mistake. Or the wind made it
I sometimes need 35. But I always get there, if needs be.
__________________
cruising is entirely about showing up--in boat shoes.
Bash is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-07-2010, 22:54   #77
CF Adviser
 
Bash's Avatar

Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: sausalito
Boat: 14 meter sloop
Posts: 7,260
Quote:
Originally Posted by Windgeist View Post
The Best of Metallica usually works, or some screaming kids...
Not a good idea--you run the risk of attracting Metallica fans.

I've found that Gene Autrie's "Back in the Saddle Again," played in an endless loop, works wonders. Unfortunately, we have to listen to it too. Better just to let the wind generator spin.
__________________
cruising is entirely about showing up--in boat shoes.
Bash is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-07-2010, 13:07   #78
Registered User
 
Twixter's Avatar

Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Currently, the Med
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 20
Images: 1
I stand on the deck, stare at the boat and and deploy the fenders
Twixter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-07-2010, 23:10   #79
Registered User
 
Astrid's Avatar

Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Northern British Columbia, part of the time in Prince Rupert and part of the time on Moresby Island.
Boat: 50-ft steel Ketch
Posts: 1,884
Send a message via MSN to Astrid Send a message via Yahoo to Astrid
I suppose I could always get my bugle out and play Last Post at night or Charlie Reveille in the morning.
__________________
'Tis evening on the moorland free,The starlit wave is still: Home is the sailor from the sea, The hunter from the hill.
Astrid is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
anchor


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Too Close! WAY TOO CLOSE! Anchoring Near Jerks MarkJ Anchoring & Mooring 119 07-11-2022 09:53
Sooooooooo Close Pandy7 Meets & Greets 6 29-04-2021 11:18
Close to Buying 31-32' Kefaa Monohull Sailboats 3 12-06-2009 04:39
how close to the wind ? capt lar General Sailing Forum 30 22-11-2005 20:04

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 23:16.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.