John quoted Zack Smith as writing: "A second, short line is ran through the starboard hawse pipe and is attached to the anchor rode via a snatch block. The bridle created by the two lines keep the bow of your vessel directly into the wind and waves" This is incorrect as the bridle needs an immovable attachment, like a chain hook on a chain rode or a rolling hitch tied to a rope rode, or the bridle leg tied through a bowline. The snatchblock will simply ride the rode back toward the bow when put under strain. Bill ____________________________________________________________________________________ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail

You can use the snatch block to attach the second line to an amidships cleat on the same side. The Pardy's showed this arrangement in their book on heavy weather. It allows you to adjust the "bridle" to keep the boat at a slight angle to the advancing waves, which seems to work better than keeping the bow directly into the waves. With the snatch block, you can adjust this angle, although probably only before the storm hits! Keith _____ If at first you don't succeed, try management. ----- Original Message ----- From: "bill" <wcz4399@yahoo.com> To: <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 11:18 AM Subject: [PUP] bridle-sea anchor > John quoted Zack Smith as writing: > > "A second, short line is ran through the > starboard > hawse pipe and is attached to the anchor rode via a > snatch block. The > bridle > created by the two lines keep the bow of your vessel > directly into the > wind > and waves" > > This is incorrect as the bridle needs an immovable > attachment, like a chain hook on a chain rode or a > rolling hitch tied to a rope rode, or the bridle leg > tied through a bowline. > > The snatchblock will simply ride the rode back toward > the bow when put under strain.