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i rarely anchor in a current, but I've doing it a few times lately, in unmarked channels between shoals.
i still find it an unsual sight to be anchored and holding with the rode at a 90 degree angle to the boat.
this happens when the current opposes the wind, the current has the greater impact causing the boat to swing downcurrent but the wind to push the stern just enough to turn the boat sideways.
I know my boat as a deep hull, with a keel, i wonder/think that this is the reason behind the odd angle. the hull shape causes the current to have more impact than 10 to 12kts wind...
i still find it an unsual sight to be anchored and holding with the rode at a 90 degree angle to the boat.
this happens when the current opposes the wind, the current has the greater impact causing the boat to swing downcurrent but the wind to push the stern just enough to turn the boat sideways.
I know my boat as a deep hull, with a keel, i wonder/think that this is the reason behind the odd angle. the hull shape causes the current to have more impact than 10 to 12kts wind...