They flew a kite once the boat was tied to an
anchor ball, hoping to catch Zane his first sailfish.
The deck has been kept clean; mooring cleats are Yachting Development's pop up style cleats; the anchor windlass is tucked away underneath a hatch on the foredeck, and the anchor itself is a submarine style anchor that drops out from the underside of the hull so there is no visible sign that the yacht is at anchor except for the
anchor ball in the fore triangle.
For bigger boats, this involves an anchor and
anchor ball, ready to deploy when a fish needs to be chased.
The problem was how to dump that
anchor ball in two seconds or less and back out under the bridge to chase a fish before it cut me off diagonally on a huge concrete stanchion.
* Twelve-inch or greater in diameter
anchor ball or styrofoam float.
Well, this is why: Pulling the anchor is no joke in the dark, especially with the
anchor ball. Emil and his crew have it down pat, and that's good, because there's no room for error when you're running alongside your anchor rope.
He'd rather just use an
anchor ball. Without the windlass, you get more room for storage.
With the
anchor ball you've got your ball ring that you run underneath, and some people just clip it under, but I'll just twist the clasps of the clip to give a much more reinforced connection on the line.
When anchoring at a bridge or near a dock, use a quick-release
anchor ball so that you can get underway to get a big fish away from the structure (and the anchor line) quickly.
An
anchor ball is a good idea in this situation because tarpon often take off through the bridge pilings and need to be chased.
You will also find
anchor balls here both inside and outside the SPA.
It shouldn't be hard to find as a number of
anchor balls are attached to the structure.