Comments on: Anchoring around Coral https://www.pitufa.at/2017/05/anchoring-around-coral/ Towards the Horizon Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:39:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Christian https://www.pitufa.at/2017/05/anchoring-around-coral/#comment-327707 Christian Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:44:28 +0000 http://www.pitufa.at/?p=3602#comment-327707 Hi, thanks for your comment. You have a point in both cases. Regarding the angle: a floated chain behaves similar to a chain followed by rope. So it is important to find a sandy spot that's big enough to have plenty of chain on the bottom before the first float. Once the wind picks up (which is when the angle matters) and the boat pulls on the chain, the floats get submerged and the angle gets better (again as with rope after chain). Secondly: The risk of tangling the chain on bommies is highest when the boat swings around in shifting winds and the chain on the bottom is dragged around like a loop or lasso. When you use floats the chain remains over coral in light winds. Once the wind picks up and the chain stretches it usually remains above bommies and if it's lowered enough to touch one it's still unlikely to get trapped. At least it's never happened to us during the past few years. Hi,
thanks for your comment. You have a point in both cases.
Regarding the angle: a floated chain behaves similar to a chain followed by rope. So it is important to find a sandy spot that’s big enough to have plenty of chain on the bottom before the first float. Once the wind picks up (which is when the angle matters) and the boat pulls on the chain, the floats get submerged and the angle gets better (again as with rope after chain).
Secondly: The risk of tangling the chain on bommies is highest when the boat swings around in shifting winds and the chain on the bottom is dragged around like a loop or lasso. When you use floats the chain remains over coral in light winds. Once the wind picks up and the chain stretches it usually remains above bommies and if it’s lowered enough to touch one it’s still unlikely to get trapped. At least it’s never happened to us during the past few years.

]]> By: Dov https://www.pitufa.at/2017/05/anchoring-around-coral/#comment-327691 Dov Sun, 26 Nov 2017 14:22:01 +0000 http://www.pitufa.at/?p=3602#comment-327691 Very interesting, but I don't understand 2 features. First, by using the floats, your anchor chain is at the wrong angle to the anchor, so thus the benefits of sufficient scope has been negated. Second, if the wind blows hard, the chain will stretch out, the floats won't float, and thus you may snag the coral. Can you explain a little further how this works? We have a Rocna, and agree 100% with you about cruisers still using CQR's and Delta's and similar. They are a menace to the rest of us! Very interesting, but I don’t understand 2 features. First, by using the floats, your anchor chain is at the wrong angle to the anchor, so thus the benefits of sufficient scope has been negated.
Second, if the wind blows hard, the chain will stretch out, the floats won’t float, and thus you may snag the coral. Can you explain a little further how this works?
We have a Rocna, and agree 100% with you about cruisers still using CQR’s and Delta’s and similar. They are a menace to the rest of us!

]]> By: Norbert and Rosi https://www.pitufa.at/2017/05/anchoring-around-coral/#comment-317261 Norbert and Rosi Mon, 15 May 2017 16:22:50 +0000 http://www.pitufa.at/?p=3602#comment-317261 Hi guys! We are also on a tour again. If you depart on a true course of 002.92° and follow it for 3605 NM you will arrive at our present location (Cambria, CA). We are looking out of the window onto the ocean and imagining where we would find you if we followed a straight line. It is so good to read that you are both doing well and that you are enjoying the south pacific. Those flight to and from Austria must have been very strenuous - consider that we are already complaining about the 11 hour flight to San Francisco:-) Have a safe commute over into the Tuamotus in a couple of weeks! Greetings from California Norbert and Rosi Hi guys!
We are also on a tour again. If you depart on a true course of 002.92° and follow it for 3605 NM you will arrive at our present location (Cambria, CA). We are looking out of the window onto the ocean and imagining where we would find you if we followed a straight line.

It is so good to read that you are both doing well and that you are enjoying the south pacific. Those flight to and from Austria must have been very strenuous – consider that we are already complaining about the 11 hour flight to San Francisco:-)

Have a safe commute over into the Tuamotus in a couple of weeks!
Greetings from California
Norbert and Rosi

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