Anchorwork

Anchorage selection, monitoring, recovery and controlled escape decisions.

Assess an anchorage as a complete, changing systemDefine monitoring evidence and an early release triggerBrief recovery, escape and assistance before choices close

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Choose an anchoring position that remains viable through the expected wind, stream and water-level changes, with sufficient depth, approach, escape, holding potential and swinging room.
Recognise common yacht-anchor geometries and evaluate the complete installed anchor, rode, fittings and recovery arrangement without assuming one design is best everywhere.
Brief, lower, lay and set an anchor under control, calculate a starting cable length from maximum bow-to-seabed depth, and verify the result with more than one position cue.

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