Anchor choice for typhoon

[Oswego John]

Hi seadug,

With a bit of regulation and order, gained through trial and error, overnighting can be a pleasant experience. For good reason, the majority of Tys are called "Weekenders".

The cuddy cabin can prove to be cramped for space on long trips. Some times you just have a need to stretch the bones. To extend the living space a little, many have gone to the practice of putting up a boom tent over the cockpit.

On those hot, muggy nights of the dog days of August, it is a lot nicer sleeping in the cockpit rather in the breezeless, confined space of the small cabin.

One last point to consider. If you plan to go gunkholing various harbours and islands, it's nice to go ashore and visit the local spots. Dockage, if available, can be expensive. It may be possible to rent an overnight mooring and to go ashore in your own tow-behind tender. The forum just completed a rather inclusive thread about towing or stowing a tender on your journeys.

Think spring,
O J

[Markst95]

On another note OJ got me thinking about anchoring out and one of the "sore" spots of the Ty is there is not a very good choice for a boarding ladder. If you haven't figured out something yet I use one of the emergency rope ladders and hang it amidship off the main halyard cleat. As a safety measure I always have the ladder coiled up in the back corner of the cockpit when I'm sailing in case I go overboard. I can reach up and deploy it from the water. Its not easy to climb but is doable if you practice some. Its nice your so near Napatree, thats a great place to get some practice anchoring out. With the Ty you can get right up to the beach, close enough to hop overboard and still touch bottom and walk in.

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?pat ... id=1343784

[seadug]

My Ty came with an aluminum ladder that hooks over the rail. That ladder would work but I think it is to bulky to fit my needs. I have plenty of rope wood and a wood shop so I will most likely make my own rope ladder.

I will also take another look at some of the newer style anchors. I was hoping to spend around 100$ but ground tackle is probably not a place to save money.

[svreleaseme]

As mentioned, in your cruising grounds during the summer you will be sitting on current at anchor "most" of the time. So you will wake up facing a different direction from when you went to sleep. So an anchor that can reset is important. That being said, the bottom that you will be anchoring in "most" of the time is soft gooey mud that will suck your anchor under if you do a decent job setting it with the appropriate backing down etc. There were some mornings I wasn't sure I could pull the anchor up. Also you might think of carrying a little more chain than you might. The chain dragging across the bottom during the current shift is a nice help in encouraging your anchor to reset.
On another note I found this ladder that I think is perfect for my Ty. I recommend it. http://www.up-n-out.com/dinghy-ladders/ ... ransom.php