An anchoring nightmare while sailing alone | Ep 175

Sailing single handed means that if something goes wrong you are on your own. So, I tend to be careful. However, there are occasions when luck is against you and you end up in a situation that's going to take a lot to get out of. This is what happened to me last week. Leaving an anchorage at dawn I was faced with a 200lb lump of metal completely tangled in my chain. The anchorage was packed, I was drifting, and I knew as soon as the sun was properly up I would be getting 20 knots of wind. The water in the anchorage was murky so it was very difficult to work. In short, a bit of a nightmare. This is the story of a day that starts off very very badly and an overnight passage that's a bit special. PATREON: We couldn't make these videos without the support of you, our patrons. You are our first line of feedback, our team, our support and our friends. We are really grateful and it means we can keep the videos coming! If you would like to join us you get to see (and comment on, which really helps us) the current videos with no ads at all before they get released to the public. There are also lots of extra videos available on Patreon and you can contact us directly on board. Ask us anything! We have regular ZOOM sessions and a WhatsApp group where we talk about boats, passages and life onboard. Join us! https://www.patreon.com/sailingfairisle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE DO SUBSCRIBE - IT COSTS YOU NOTHING AND HELPS US OUT WITH THE YOUTUBE ALGORITHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Ain't Gonna Moan No More by Van Morrison, Kurt Elling, https://t.lickd.co/l/1mJe1e4KJR9