[C320-list] C320 Behavior at Anchor

[John Meyers]

I bought a riding sail from Sailrite  and that eliminated much of the
swing, at least in lighter winds than a strong wind. I have not tried it
with stronger winds yet.

John Meyers
Muskegon, MI
#406


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have 25 feet of chain and never had the rode wrap around the wing
> keel.
>
> She sails considerably at anchor, so we tie a bucket to a pennant off
> the transom and it moderates the swing significantly, but still swings
> more than I care for in a tight anchorage.
>
> I plan a modifying part of an old jib into a riding sail for the
> backstay.
>
> Thanks, Chris Burti From: millers1 at aol.com
> Sent: 8/1/2013 11:06 AM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] C320 Behavior at Anchor
>
> I have only owned a 320 for a season but there are many factors
> involved in responding to
> your question:  --- fin or wing keel?
> --- length of chain used? type anchor, I do not think influences swing
> that much??
> ---  scope you might set??
> I have a wing keel, use 36' of chain and normally try to set a min. of
> 7:1 scope.
> Highest winds were 25, gusting to 30mph.  moderate sea state.  She rode
> well. I
> didn't consider the swing excessive and seem similar to other sailboats
> nearby.
> My only problem anchoring, has been to anchor on a windless night and have
> the
> rode take a wrap on the wing with the shift in tide.  I may need to use a
> Kellet or similar device???
> I would like to expand this thread to also include how people prevent the
> rode
> hang up on the keel (wing??).
>
> Art,   #680
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Harris <dharris02 at suddenlink.net>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 9:37 am
> Subject: [C320-list] C320 Behavior at Anchor
>
>
>     Just curious as to how the C-320 handles at anchor in a storm.
> Does it tend
> to sail about a lot or stay relatively calm downwind of the anchor.  If it
> misbehaves, how do you deal with it?
>
> Dennis Harris
> C-320 #694
>