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Bryan wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On 10 Dec 2005 20:24:09 -0800, lid (Jonathan Ganz)
wrote:
In that case, you need to get out more. :-) Bow/stern isn't that
common.
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I have not cruised off the California coast but could see a need for
keeping your bow into the swell in some anchorages. Being sideways to
the swell is not a fun place to be.
I don't know the history behind bow and stern at my bow and stern anchorage,
but I think it has much to do with squeezing in as many boats as possible
into limited space. There are the wind shift factors as well, but I don't
know, I just don't know.
I did this once in exactly that situation down in Marina Cay, BVI. We
got in late, there was no mooring, and anchoring outside the immediate
mooring area was not viable. I did a bow/stern between two other boats
in the same situation. The wind picked up on the beam, and it was
fairly unpleasant.
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