Our Monthly Meeting will be at the Clear Lake Elks Lodge,
623 Hanson Road, Kemah, Texas.
Socializing and dinner orders will begin at 6:00pm, and the business meeting begins at 7:00pm. Tonight will have a Taco/Taco Salad Bar plus Fish is always available.
The presentation will be Anchoring by Phil Geren, which is followed up by an Anchoring Clinic at Waterford Harbor Marina, Pavilion B 9:30 - 11:30am the next day, Saturday May 18th. Followed by hands on at Wussy Bay @2pm. This will be followed by an overnight anchoring dependent on weather.
Come early, enjoy dinner and visiting with members and guests. Be sure to wear your name badge. We hope to see you there!
ANCHORING EXTRAVAGANZA 2024
Whether you are a beginning anchorer, an intermediate, or an expert, there’s something valuable for you in Phil Geren’s presentation at the May 18 monthly meeting of TMCA.
Phil will take from his and Matilde’s roughly 15,000 nautical miles of cruising experience to discuss:
- Steps for setting anchors to obtain maximum achievable anchor holding force;
- Steps to efficiently recover, clean, and stow the anchor afterwards;
- Seabed composition versus holding power;
- Forces on anchors exerted by wind, current, and waves;
- Anchor selection;
- Rode type and its effects;
- Scope and effects on holding power;
- Best setting technique per anchor type;
- Choosing good places to anchor;
- Bounced-wave considerations;
- Minimizing yawing/hunting at anchor;
- Problem solving;
- Much more, and your questions answered!
Experts: please attend and share your best practices and lessons learned!
