Tom Cunliffe on Anchoring
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Anchoring. Second nature to most deepwater cruisers, but an on-going issue for many a coastal sailor, especially beginners. In this video, originally made for MDL Marinas, I talk you through the essentials for making sure your pick will hold. Once it's in and you know it's in, you can sleep easy without having to turn to every half-hour to check that you're still where you hoped you were. There's not much to it, just a few basic techniques. Sweet dreams!
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I don't sail, and will never sail. But watching and listening to you pass down your hard-earned knowledge to us, and future generations, just feels so satisfying. I remember when my dad retired from his business and the sadness I always felt that the decades of experience would never be handed on to anyone. You are preserving so much by making these videos, moreover they are a joy to watch: clear, authoritative and entertaining too.
This is a master class. The man is a legend.
I love most of all how you keep it simple. So many sailing instructors seem to want to make it complicated and frighten new sailors. You give me the confidence to not panic, and also to understand the *why* of what I'm doing. Thanks Tom!
Love these lessons! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom with us all 😁🙏🏻⛵
Great as ever. Cunliffe is a legend!
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Lovely video thanks Tom!
Always a pleasure sharing your knowledge Tom. More please. ⛵👍
First comment! Have a wonderful summer, Tom!
Toby is in charge, he's at the sharp end! Haha ha.
He is both of those things, I know him.
I'll have to ask him for an autograph.
Another excellent video from you Tom. Very helpful as always.
Fascinating as always Tom, thank you.
I wish you all the best
Very informative, Tom, as always, thank you.
Another informative 'video' Tom. In my day it was a 'Johnson' hauling up the anchor chain, slightly more reliable than an electric windlass, but a lot more vocal.
Another informative lesson learned Tom, it's always nice to hear on how seasoned sailor's do it!👍
Since this vid, I've tried your comms protocol on 3 different trips and crews and it's fantastic..... No shouting to the helm and back.
I've added pointing directly up to signify we're directly above.
Also the ping forward, yes I've noticed that. Sometimes ends you up forward of the anchor.
GOLD! Especially the explanation about tides/datum. Here in NZ tides can be quite important, like the UK. Thank you
The Birmingham Navy would have done that under sail without the windlass and no gloves in Newtown creek.. Come on Tom, that was a refresher for the weekender gin and tonic set. If you need us to show you how to do it, let us know ....
I much prefer anchoring somewhere quiet for the weekend than tying up in an unknown marina.
Great video! One question, how do you know how much chain you've released?
I set my anchor so I can drag my feet and enjoy the sunset.
I have the absolute tides app . What happened to the snubber , I never leave the anchor on the windlass.
The cup of tea is very important. I prefer Yorkshire Tea bags
Re-upload?
Free-dropping makes more sense than using the windlass, especially in deep water or restricted space. Gets the hook on the bottom much quicker.
Free dropping is great if you want to put a big ball of chain on top of your anchor instead of laying out the rode
Those more familiar with anchoring can tell when the hook hits the seabed and avoid fouling the anchor with the rode. Chain stops paying out as quickly. Try it sometime.
I always freedrop. But i know the depths and I've marked my chain. I trye to stop the freedrop a little bit before the anchor lands on the bottom, i also brake the freedrop periodically to keep the chain from bashing around to much on it's way out. I'm not trained enough to tell if the anchor is on the bottom, by the way the chain pays out, but then i anchor in 10 to 20 meters of water, when im happy with the scope I tye on a snubberline with a rolinghitch and back the anchor in.
Well I have sailed around the world over the last 10 years. Spent a couple of nights at anchor as you could imagine. I do use 300 feet of 3/8 chain, and it is frightening the speed it can get to in deep anchorages. I use the big bronze clutch on windlass to control it.
But thanks for the heads up
Are you happy to sleep all night at anchor? Or do you maintain an anchor watch?
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As a returning 'sailor', with the prospect of being 'that guy' I appreciate any advice to prevent me being others entertainment, or interviewed for the news...thanks 👍
Ha! Are you me?!
hi again Tom, posting this comment here because this is your most recent video, so more chance you'll see my comment.
I was just watching your terrific 'Shipmates Assemble' video over at ruclips.net/video/x3zF4TT57FI/видео.html and had this thought:
I think I can speak for many of us when I suggest we would love to see two videos describing a) your favourite landfalls and why, and b) you talking in detail about your favourite nautically-themed books in your collection, which must be vast! Just a suggestion! (I'm going to be seeking out both those books you mentioned!)