Anchoring - Seamanship Author:Brian M. Fagan For peace of mind when your craft is anchored---especially on a dark night when the wind is making up---nothing beats a firm confidence in your ground tackle and in your own anchoring techniques. Anchoring will aid you greatly in gaining this confidence. This small volume covers the what, where, and how of anchoring small vessels. This book cove... more »rs the art of anchoring, ground tackle, choosing an anchorage, basic principles, anchoring under sail, mooring, heavy weather anchoring, some anchoring emergencies, the Mediterranean Moor and other techniques.
Author Brian M. Fagan has more than 20 years of active sailing experience, and has anchored in lagoons, roadsteads, congested harbors, and tidewater creeks around the world.« less