sea/ para anchor

[ntica]

I tried the "search" button, nothing on this subject?
What is your "thoughts" about this in a small boat in heavy/survival weather
ad a link from the tube...in 60knots of wind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4FvhfmUM78&NR=1

[okawbow]

I carry a small chute and 300' of anchor line, a heavy duty swivel, etc, to use when hove to in an emergency. Just to help keep the bow closer to the waves, and slow the drift a little. These are strong enough, I think, to put 2 chutes in series if needed.

http://www.aeroconsystems.com/chutes/p6ft.htm

[Oldrig]

I carry a small chute and 300' of anchor line, a heavy duty swivel, etc, to use when hove to in an emergency. Just to help keep the bow closer to the waves, and slow the drift a little. These are strong enough, I think, to put 2 chutes in series if needed.

http://www.aeroconsystems.com/chutes/p6ft.htm

Amazingly inexpensive chutes! Have you ever used them at sea?

[okawbow]

Never had to use the chute, thankfully. They are made for cargo drops, and seem very robust. Cheap enough to buy 2.

[ntica]

Thanks for link. yes inexpensive = good. But are they strong enough in heavy weather? Not yet tested I guess?

[SeaHusky]

The JSD has been discussed previously on this site and Roger Taylor has tested it in a storm:
http://www.thesimplesailor.com/articles.html

[Tim]

The JSD has been discussed previously on this site and Roger Taylor has tested it in a storm:
http://www.thesimplesailor.com/articles.html

Sea Husky, I had a hard time finding your reference on Roger Taylor's site (not the easiest to navigate) but I think ntica might have been referring to the particular parachute that was referenced above. I also wonder if a chute not designed to use as a drogue would hold up.

[SeaHusky]

Sea Husky, I had a hard time finding your reference on Roger Taylor's site (not the easiest to navigate) but I think ntica might have been referring to the particular parachute that was referenced above. I also wonder if a chute not designed to use as a drogue would hold up.

I thought I was making it very easy! 
For everyone else, the latest article he wrote called "A serial argument".
ntica, doesn't your wife have a sewingmachine?

[Tim]

Sea Husky, I had a hard time finding your reference on Roger Taylor's site (not the easiest to navigate) but I think ntica might have been referring to the particular parachute that was referenced above. I also wonder if a chute not designed to use as a drogue would hold up.

I thought I was making it very easy! 
For everyone else, the latest article he wrote called "A serial argument".
ntica, doesn't your wife have a sewingmachine?

LOL You did, I am just blind. Also I was in the mindset of the above parachute, so was looking for a different article.

Grog for being patient, and not calling me a dufus

[ntica]

Sea  Husky. Yes my wife do have a sewingmachine. But there will be a lot of "negociation", many trips to IKEA & H&M before any sewing will be done so think it's cheaper to buy one para ancher

[symystic]

Have any of you tried retrieving a sea anchor after the wind lets up? I only know two boats that deployed them in survival situations, both had to cut them loose, could not retrieve them even with rolling hitches and the jib sheet winches. If I ever find my self in this situation I will deploy warps. Hopefully I'll be able to get these back.

[Bill NH]

We used to have a 15' ParaTech sea anchor on the 37' trimaran we sailed a while ago.  We rigged the chute with a buoyed pickup line and never had problems recovering it.  However, friends who used a trip line back to their boat (instead of buoyed off as ours was) had difficulty with the rode and trip line getting fouled together...

I now carry a 12 footer on the various smaller boats I've owned more recently, but haven't had to deploy it yet ...

[rorik]

Dunno if this helps......

http://www.seaanchor.com/pdf/sea_anchor_instructions.pdf