anchor sail

[bsinskie]

Does anyone use an anchor sail, and how effective do you find it in reducing swing at anchor?

[Cathy Monaghan]

I've got one. It was new last year and we only used it a few times. It doesn't stop all of the swinging, but it is greatly reduced. Our's is a <a href="http://www.bannerbaymarine.com/">Banner Bay Pointer</a>.


Cathy
CD32 Realization, #3

[GeorgeV]

If your handy at sewing Sailrite http://sailrite.com/ offers a kit (part number 90011 & 90012) for an anchor riding sail frome $80 - $105

[Steve Laume]

After working hard to set up our Typhoon for all sorts situations and then moving on to a larger boat. I find myself blessed with a CD-30c and a Typhoon storm jib. I was thinking that I might give it a try as a riding sail. It is a bit larger than need be but it is nice flat and stiff. We shall see when the weather warms up and we are floating again. Seems like a good use for any old head sail with a bit of stiching to modify it. Then again a new one can't cost too much for the size of the thing, Steve
We are tapping the maples so there is only one more month of winter.

[johnny of STORK]

We use one on STORK, an unused storm jib from a previous 23' boat. I hank it onto the backstay, tie the tack down to the turnbuckle with an adjustable pennant, run the head up with the main halyard, and run a small "sheet" from the clew to the little winch on the coachroof. When it is all set up right, it doesn't interfere with the dodger, and makes life at anchor, even in light winds, a lot less rolly. Sheet it in flat. It also keeps the "flopper-stopper" from swinging around so much, as the boat sails back and forth *much* less on the anchor rode.

Johnny of STORK