Newport, RI: Decades ago: I think it was my C&C 32.. Sail.
I anchored at a particular spot in the harbor..I have no clew why I anchored there. As soon as I got anchored..some guy on shore was yelling at me and pointing to a Large Billboard on shore nearby that said: SUBMERGED CABLE..Do Not Anchor.
SO: I immediately hauled up short to retrieve my anchor (A CQR Plow). NO GO. I was hooked up on the cable.
ON DECK: ....I remembered a passage in a book I had read by a guy named
Eric Hiscock. He and his wife had spent their lives sailing around the world.
HE SAID: When you get in a situation....
In which I was currently in, slack off to the full length of your anchor rode...and then carefully
drive off to one side or the other.. under power (maintaining some tension) until you are about 90 degrees to where your anchor is...then slowly haul in your anchor. You will be hauling your anchor..
Sliding Along the cable..as opposed to "hooking" the cable at some angle.
IT WORKED.
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