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Tips for Setting a Boat Anchor
When an anchor is set, the idea is to prevent a boat dragging. By following a few basic tips, a dragging anchor can be minimised.
Should an anchor drag, the consequences can be serious. Problems that may arise include: dragging into shallow water, dragging on to rocks or a reef, or dragging on to other boats…. [continue reading...]
Useful weather and tide sites:
- Weather and tides: BOM Site
- Winds: Seebreeze
- Reef Winds: AIMs Data
- Weather: Buoyweather
- Tides: Willyweather
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Setting the Anchor Alarm
Setting the anchor alarm is a good practice to follow as it alerts you if the boat moves further than a predefined radius.
This video uses a common chartplotter to demonstrate how to set the anchor alarm. The chartplotter uses satellite technology to determine if the boat has moved more than a preset distance which is determined when setting the alarm.
When I set the alarm for my yacht, the distance I set it depends on the conditions I’m anchored in such as depth, current, tide, wind, how much anchor rode I have out.
Port Clinton, Pearl Bay, Island Head Creek closed July 2011
Popular anchorages Port Clinton, Pearl Bay and Island Head Creek in the Shoalwater Bay area will closed during the month of July, 2011.
Notice to Mariners 515 has advised live firing activities will be conducted and flares in the area may be observed.
For cruisers, this will mean a long leg leaving the Keppels, giving the coast of the Shoalwater Bay a wide berth, and possibly
Walking track Pancake Creek to Bustard Head Lighthouse
Pancake Creek is so quiet and calm, I find it magnetic and have returned. This year I set out to find the walking track from Pancake Creek to the lighthouse at Bustard Head. Following are the walking track directions to the lighthouse from Pancake Creek: Travel by tender to the beach. Locate the lone mangrove
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Online Grocery Shopping for Liveaboards Grocery shopping for liveaboards can be quite a task coordinating what is required (versus what is available), organising transport to and from the shopping outlet, and finally getting the supplies back on to the boat. In most cases, when cruising, a car is not available to cruisers, so getting to and from shops either requires
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Pearl Bay Qld Pearl Bay is a comfortable days sail north of Great Keppel Island and offers a protected anchorages. Many boats enter Pearl Bay from the east and look for a spot to drop anchor on their port side. Pearl Bay has is a scenic beach looking over a group of nearby islands. If the timing is
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Perfect Liveaboard Cruiser The perfect size liveaboard cruiser is a simple question to ask, but can be complex to answer. The difficulty is that a liveaboard cruiser appeals to individuals on many levels including logically, practically and emotionally. What appeals to one person may be inconsequential to the next. So to define the perfect liveaboard cruiser, a person
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Cruising the NSW South Coast Cruising the NSW South Coast is an eye opening experience. The natural beauty, at times rugged, and secluded anchorages offer a different vantage of Australia’s coastline compared to traveling by road. Starting at Eden, there are some beautiful protected bays in Twofold Bay. Boydtown Beach is one such anchorage. Protected from south east to south
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