Mahe 36: Mahe Anchor Handling Question

[DotDun]

Originally Posted by thinwater

Dragging. Many folks like to establish they are not moving before adding bridle and power setting.

Understand. I'm missing the tie to single-hand anchoring.

[Cotemar]

Originally Posted by RKsailsolo

When you single hand anchor, are you on foredeck using GPS? Or do you limit single hand anchor handing only to calm conditions?

A hand held GPS would only complicate the process.
I use the Chartplotter at the helm to show me if my earth nail (anchor) is in.

Single handed anchoring in heavy conditions just requires you to go back and forth to the helm. As you practice your trips to and from the helm is less.

In most cases if it’s calm you never go back to the helm at all.

[RKsailsolo]

Thanks Thinwater. DotDun poses the rational question. My mistake as I thought "autopilot" but wrote "GPS". I appreciate that the collective response here satisfies my curiosity on technique.