Goodbye anchor!

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Michel
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Goodbye anchor!

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I had a nice sail today.
Light wind but it was OK and better than nothing! ;)

When I came back , I anchored at my usual spot and proceded to take the sails down and clear everything
before rowing back to the ramp.
But i was not able to pull that anchor up at all! It was stuck, really stuck!
After I tried all I could to make it unstuck, I finally gave in and cutted the rode.

I will not anchor there anymore! ;)

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Michel Boulet
Ex: "Mari-Bell" Sandpiper 565 (18.5367454 ft)
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JacquesR
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Re: Goodbye anchor!

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Must be the weeds! Could you have tied a defense to your rode for retrieval later. Sometimes, what seems impossible might give way to an idea later on. Hope it was not an expensive anchor.
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Michel
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Re: Goodbye anchor!

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No, that is a muddy spot with almost no weed. It was a very solid object . Maybe some abandoned mooring.
It was not a expensive anchor. It happens! ;)

BTW, I tried rowing in all directions in the hope of breaking it free and I pulled on it so hard that I almost capsized the boat! It was hopeless.
Michel Boulet
Ex: "Mari-Bell" Sandpiper 565 (18.5367454 ft)
Now: "Papou" Tanzer 16 dinghy
Montreal
"Let the world say what it will"
~~_/)~~
crazycarl
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Re: Goodbye anchor!

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Years ago while fishing in northern Wisconsin, I lost my dayglow orange anchor in 3' of crystal clear water. I spent over an hour looking in the weeds for it before giving up.
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