9/20/2023 0 Comments Keep out bouy![]() Now pull the anchor rode tight and in the process you are setting the anchor and lifting the kellet off the bottom and then tie off to the dinghy’s stern. Either have your crew hold you just close enough to shore to get off the dinghy or, if alone, tie the dingy bow close to shore. At some point (1/2 to 2/3rds of the way to shore depending) make a quick loop and clip on the kellet and then go to shore. The idea is you anchor by the stern and situate the kellet on the anchor rode (make a quick loop with a figure eight and clip the kellet to it) so the weight of the kellet pulls the dinghy away from the shore.Įxecution: Survey the area as to depth and tidal changes anticipated and decide where you wish to place the anchor, drop it and head to your shore position letting out anchor rode. Anchor rode length varies with cruising area as does the painter. This method uses a kellet/sentinel (I use a 4 pound diving weight, sometimes a second weight) with a clip/carabiner as the only additional equipment. That said it has worked well for decades at keeping our various dinghies off the shore/rocks and less accessible to casual passers-by. ![]() This method is easier to execute, but may need more judgment (guesswork) when tidal range is high and may be less adaptable. Generally, I have liked the ease of the method below. I know I need to think through tides more than one would need to with your method and there are likely other caveats. Here’s what I came up with, complete with a video to show you how easy it is to deploy. ![]() Keep our feet dry-paddling may be fun in the tropics, but where we cruise, not so much.Keep the dinghy safe for long periods while we were off hiking.Easy to store and transfer to the dinghy.So a couple of years ago I set out to put together a purpose-built dinghy mooring system that would be: We have always carried a small anchor in the tender, and have used it quite often to cobble together a system to hold the dinghy off the shore while we went hiking, but it was always a bit ad hoc, and never terribly satisfactory, particularly in places with a lot of tidal range. However, our increasingly fragile backs are less and less tolerant of lifting an inflatable dinghy, often with a small outboard attached, over slippery rocks all the way to well above the high water mark, as dictated by good seamanship.Īnd, of course, if you have a RIB, with a big outboard on it, dragging it up the shore is not a good option, no matter how young and strong you are-if you don’t have a bad back now, you soon will. One of our favourite activities while out cruising is exploring remote islands and shores that don’t come with dinghy docks.
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