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You are riding to a single anchor. The vessel is yawing excessively. Which action should be taken to reduce the yawing?

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You are riding to a single anchor. The vessel is yawing excessively. Which action should be taken to reduce the yawing?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Yawing at anchor – what causes a vessel to sheer from side to side while riding a single anchor • How a second anchor can be used to limit the vessel’s swing at anchor • Effect of scope of chain (more or less chain) on holding power vs. freedom to swing

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: if the vessel is swinging too much from side to side, do you want to increase or decrease the ability to swing around the single anchor? • How does placing a second anchor relative to the direction of the yaw help ‘pull’ the bow back toward the middle instead of letting it swing widely? • What is the difference between equal scopes on two anchors versus having one primary ‘riding’ anchor and one limiting anchor?

✅ Before You Answer

• Compare which options use two anchors versus only changing the scope on one anchor • Think about whether equal scope on both anchors would keep the vessel aligned or let it lie somewhere between them with less yaw • Consider whether shortening the chain on a single anchor will usually increase or decrease the tendency to yaw in wind and current

Question 1 of 27070

You are riding to a single anchor. The vessel is yawing excessively. Which action should be taken to reduce the yawing?

Drop the second anchor at the extreme end of the yaw and veer the riding anchor

Drop the second anchor at the extreme end of the yaw, then adjust the cables until the scope is equal

Veer chain to the riding anchor

Heave to a shorter scope of chain on the riding anchor

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You are riding to a single anchor. The vessel is yawing excessively. Which action should be taken to reduce the yawing?

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Question 1 of 27070

You are riding to a single anchor. The vessel is yawing excessively. Which action should be taken to reduce the yawing?