Anchoring Basics: How To Leave an Anchorage Properly

Plan your exit, coordinate your crew and keep control of the boat while raising anchor—whether you’re motoring out or leaving under sail.

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Marc Robic
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Before leaving a busy anchorage such as Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, assess the wind, nearby boats and your departure route before raising anchor. (Photo/ Marc Robic)

In “Anchoring Basics: Choosing Gear and Setting the Hook,” I reviewed the basic anchoring gear and techniques used to properly drop and secure the anchor. Besides safety, the objective was to provide sailors who hesitate or avoid anchoring simply due to lack of confidence the info needed to anchor successfully. After a great day of sailing, anchoring in a quiet anchorage, whether for the night or just a few hours, can really augment the total enjoyment of the whole boating experience.

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Marc Robic
Marc Robic
Marc caught his love of sailing and all things water from his father from a very young age. He has owned many sailboats in his 40+ years of sailing. An avid do-it-yourselfer and handyman, he builds, modifies, improves and executes all his own repairs. He also enjoys testing, documenting & sharing products and how-to methods with other sailors and boaters. Posting many how to videos on his YouTube channel and Facebook page. He is a member of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron. Currently, he sails his Catalina 270, Aquaholic 3, out of the Ile-Perrot Yacht Club in Montreal, where Marc spent 16 years as Harbour Master. He is also a regular bareboat yacht charterer, having sailed most of the Caribbean islands. In the winter months, Marc regularly hand builds exact scale models of friends’ boats to give them away in the spring.
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