Anchor

 4/11- Cooper River anchorage 

   We stayed right here today. Like there was any way we could actually leave here. The wind started howling around 3am. I know because I left the port open right over my head and the rain just poured in right in my face. The boat took turns first one side faced the wind and rain and then when the tide changed the other side felt the wrath. It wasn’t too bouncy though but it did pour all night. 

    It was still pouring when we got up and the wind would heel the boat over and keep it there. All morning we walked around like we were sailing. 

    We have a Mantus anchor and boy have we put it to the test the last couple of nights. It has done great so far. It will most likely be a struggle to get the thing off the bottom tomorrow. But that is what anchors are supposed to do so three cheers for our Mantus. 

    I always hate when storms happen at night. If bad things happen during a storm in the daytime you have options like turning on the motor and sailing away. At night though it’s hard to judge distances and see hazards so it makes traveling difficult. So sometimes you just have to hunker down and wait out the storm. All the noises are magnified because you can’t just look out and see what’s going on. Waves always look huge at night. Having a good anchor makes sleeping possible even though you may not get a full nights sleep. 

   The wind has calmed down a little here and we hope to head out in the morning. That is if I can retrieve my Mantus. Meanwhile I will close my port tonight even though no rain is expected. 

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