The Brickyard Creek was an interesting anchorage. The current was about two knots and that's pretty strong when you consider Fiu weighs about 20,000 pounds and the anchor is 45 pounds with 5/16". chain links as anchor line. The bottom was soft enough to have the anchor buried deep so that there was no anchor dragging! I never sleep well in anchorages like this but on the other hand we haven't had anchor issues of any consequence.
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| Anchor chain marked every 10' with orange paint |
We needed to weigh anchor and it was near low tide with a strong current still present. The channel was as fraction of the width it was when we anchored the night before! First mate Bonnie managed to steer Fiu away from the shallows to mid channel. The windlass is still working fine and in these situations it's important the anchor comes up quickly!
Captain Sid
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