Solo_Nomad
Member
I was recently anchored in a decently protected Cove. I had about 75 ft of chain out on a 35 lb CQR that was firmly set in soft mud. My boat is about 28,000 lb dry, more like 30,000 lb fully loaded; fuel, water, provisions, etc.
The second night an unforcast storm came through the area. I think we were in the center of it because we got winds gusting to 50+ mph with sustained winds in the high 30s to mid-40s. The anchor held at first; then it just let go.
Please don't discuss the CQR anchor; I'm replacing it and I'm not trying to start an anchor discussion.
Also, I'm not a noob I've been through storms at anchor. However, this was my first anchor drag. An early thought, as it became apparent that the storm was intensifying, was to start the engines to hold the boat in position, but things happened very fast after those initial seconds.
My question is: what are you doing during a storm like what we experienced? We were awake, I was at the helm station, the secondary anchor was deployed, but would not set. What do you do?
The second night an unforcast storm came through the area. I think we were in the center of it because we got winds gusting to 50+ mph with sustained winds in the high 30s to mid-40s. The anchor held at first; then it just let go.
Please don't discuss the CQR anchor; I'm replacing it and I'm not trying to start an anchor discussion.
Also, I'm not a noob I've been through storms at anchor. However, this was my first anchor drag. An early thought, as it became apparent that the storm was intensifying, was to start the engines to hold the boat in position, but things happened very fast after those initial seconds.
My question is: what are you doing during a storm like what we experienced? We were awake, I was at the helm station, the secondary anchor was deployed, but would not set. What do you do?