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tmhansen
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Initially Posted - 05/15/2005 : 03:22:59

It seems that every article on anchoring mentions that the skipper and crew need to work out hand signals for communications. In my experience the foredeck crew can use hand signals to direct my initial movement but once the anchor begins to go out or come in their hands are full. Radios require a hand to to push the talk button. How do you guys manage this? If you have hand signals, what are they?

I am thinking head signals would be more practical. With the crew facing forward a head inclined to starboard means steer to starboard to follow the rode, a head inclined to port the inverse. A nod would be proceed ahead and a shake would be stop

Todd Hansen
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San Luis Obispo, CA

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Sid
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Response Posted - 01/01/2000 : 13:43:29

Anchoring for a couple is definitely one of the most stressful events of the day. I remember when we bought our first sail boat, my wife stated if the boat made it back to the dock with both of us on it, we would survive anything.
Our lake has large rocks on the shoreline, deep anchorages, and can have high winds (to drive boat onto said rocks), so it is difficult to anchor alone. We try to use hand signals since head signals tend to get confusing as the person on the bow inadvertently moves their head while tending the rode and the person in the cockpit responds to those movements, leading back to the first sentence.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 05/15/2005 : 11:05:59

I was out browsing a crusier's blogsite the other night. They (a cruising couple) were using inexpensive 2 way radios with headset/mike attachments. Judged it to be one of the best investments they had ever made. With a 5 mile range, the radios were good for boat to dink/shore communications too... generally quite useful.

When it comes to anchoring, it might fall into into the "marriage saver" category.

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 05/15/2005 : 11:47:32

Send the wife and kids down below. This kind of thing is overkill on a C25. Single handed anchoring is simple on boats this small.

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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 05/15/2005 : 15:19:56

My wife and I have shared a few hand signals during anchoring but we always apologized later.

Steve

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