[C38] tide reversals in SFB

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We found that using a kellet was effective in preventing the rode from wrapping the keel, rudder or prop when swinging with the tides at the China Camp anchorage. It also helps prevent dragging in most situations. 

Dave - C38 - Pretty Lady - San Francisco Bay
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On Mon, 8/3/15, Philip Gay <eyriephg at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [C38] tide reversals in SFB
 To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
 Date: Monday, August 3, 2015, 2:12 PM
 
 We had it happen to us in the San Juans
 a couple of times.  Once when we were rafted next to an
 Islander 36.  It happened in the afternoon and we used the
 dingy tied to the stern to unwrap ourselves.  We carried
 60' of chain and 200' of rope afterward and used a
 sentinel anchor (attached to our main rode with a rope set
 about boat depth to keep the main rope near the bottom at
 greater depths, when the wind was light and the currents
 swinging us around.  This was a 15lb mushroom anchor with a
 shackle around the main rode and a long line to adjust the
 distance from the anchor roller down along the main rode. 
 Sound confusing but it is really a simple concept.
 
 Phil Gay
 
 
 On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 1:33
 PM, Don Strong <drstrong at ucdavis.edu>
 wrote:
 Michelle:
 Great story, and sorry about your tangle. We had 4 reversals
 during a night anchored at China Cove of Angel Island. The
 GPS alarm awoke me for the first two, and I happened to
 awake during the third, about 4 am. The final reversal came
 during morning coffee. No anchor drags, we were lucky.
 
 SFB tidal currents are wicked.
 
 Don, C38 Discreet Charm, Emery Cove
 
 
 
 On 8/2/15 11:53 AM, Michelle wrote:
 
 
 We anchored out last night in the San Pablo Bay muck in the
 lovely general anchorage outside McNear's Beach, China
 Camp State Park, Marin County, CA with a 33lb claw anchor
 with 25' chain and 110' of rope rode. Twice in the
 night (once around 00:30 ~3 hours after setting anchor and
 2hrs to high tide, the other this morning around 8:30a)
 Dulcinea had spun herself and wrapped her ground tackle
 around her keel and dragged anchor. It was no fun trying to
 undo the mess, twice. Thankfully we have a backup danforth
 that we dropped to slow the drag and give us time and slack
 on the primary tackle to untangle the keel.
 
 
 
 Anyone have this happen to them? Any thoughts? We've
 never had this happen to us on our other boat.
 
 
 
 :)
 
 MD
 
 
 
 Michelle Diaz, BSN, RN
 
 C38 Dulcinea #110
 
 Alameda, CA
 
 Sent from my iPhone...
 
 
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