Anchoring is part science, part art. Our experience and confidence is growing every time we set the hook. Sea C is equipped with a Windlass system which allows us to lower and retrieve the bow anchor from three different locations with the push of a button. We carry 160 ft of rode made up of 40’ of chain and the rest rope. The main anchor is a plow style and our secondary is a Danforth. Our most sleepless night at anchor was at Boston Bar, on the Mississippi, when currents were running fast and partial trees knocked into the hull throughout the night. We would leap out of bed from a dead sleep to check for what sounded line a collision with another boat or cement wall.
The alarm on our anchor app has also sounded a couple times. The alarm sounds when you travel beyond a predetermine perimeter to indicated that the anchor may be dragging. . The sound is obnoxious and has also caused us to leap out of bed a couple times.
Overall, we love to anchor overnight. The anchor locations provide an entirely unique view of life. The sunsets and stars, the wildlife, the smell of the ocean, and waking up to the peaceful sunrise and sounds of birds is why we will continue to seek out some ‘off the beaten path’ anchorages.
Dinghy to dinner with friends at the Green Flash 
This past week we anchored at Stump Pass, Ana Marie Island, Caya Costa, and Pelican Bay. We enjoyed these with another couple, Tom and Angie, on another Mainship~Maggie Jo. We also met a couple from Arlington Heights who’ve just begun their loop here in FL on a Defever named Seabatical ~ thank you Christine and Joe for a nice cocktails & dinner! Part of the fun of this loopin’ thing is the people that you meet along the way to share these amazing experiences with.
Loopin' with Mike n Pam 