Yawing and Anchor Holding

The more quietly your boat sits, the better your anchor will bite.

Drew Frye
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I can’t leave a boat that’s yawing. I can’t sleep. Each time I’ve had an anchor fail suddenly it was caused by excessive yawing. Once in my foolish youth, I anchored a beach catamaran without a bridle and it sailed off on its own. Through some miracle of beginners luck the anchor caught 100 yards […]
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