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Toph said..
I think it would be an ok practice in areas that it is a known common practice. I do think it would be better if the bouys or fenders were floating on top so you could see a string of bouys.

I think it would be prudent for all sailers to follow or expect a standard practice and be predictable. The sailor that lays out 50m of chain in 5 meters of water on a calm day is also a hazard.

julesmoto said..
Seems a bit of a weird technique to me which relies upon sailing to windward at some particular angle up onto the anchor the first time with the anchor somehow holding and the chain pulling tight to put the boat about once without breaking the anchor free but then on the next iteration on the opposite tack after pulling up a heap of chain breaking the anchor free because the chain is more vertical at that point. Presumably then you have to pull up like hell to avoid sailing along with the anchor just dragging on the bottom or perhaps he is suggesting that after the second tack you don't pull the jib around properly and hence you heave-to in order to give yourself time to pull in the remaining chain. Sounds dodgy as hell with minor errors in angles and timing and amount of chain pulled in at any point for the particular boat concerned and the particular wave conditions resulting in failure. Might be a lot simpler to stay put if your anchor is holding.

Seems like you would have to practice quite a few times to determine what angle to sail at and how much chain to have out at the particular depth concerned so as to yank the bow around with the anchor still holding keeping in mind all the time the amount the bow was rising and falling in those particular weather conditions (and hence the propensity to break the anchor out).

Way too many parameters and way too different for every type of boat I would think. Good luck doing it single-handed without an auto pilot even if you get all the other parameters correct.

What's wrong with just sailing up on the anchor as close to the wind as possible while pulling in anchor chain as fast as you can.

JonE said..
Kedging the anchor. Didn't even use AI :)