Anchor Troubles

Sachuset RI, N 41 29.406 W 71 14.615

We had unusual troubles today. We hauled in the danforth anchor and motored away from Cuttyhunk. However, somehow the anchor got stuck on Tarwathie's bow. It had one fluke on the port side, one to starboard, and the shank was hung up on the bobstay. We had to return to the harbor, moor, lower the dinghy, and from the dinghy I was able to yank the anchor enough to free it, then raise the dinghy, cast off and sail away.

At the end of the day when we go to this cove, we tried twice to anchor with the plow, no dice. We tried twice to anchor with the danforth. No dice. We could not even get a little bite hooking the bottom. We gave up and moored to somebody's private but unoccupied mooring; something that we are usually loath to do.

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