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What are the rules about anchoring off the coast? Can you just drop anchor wherever you want, as long as it's not in a shipping lane or something? I'm dreaming
by Luc 18y ago
What are the rules about anchoring off the coast? Can you just drop anchor wherever you want, as long as it's not in a shipping lane or something?
I'm dreaming of living on a boat, but apparently harbours charge quite a lot if you're just visiting for a few days. It sounds romantic to just sail to a quiet spot and stay at sea or in a natural harbour until supplies run out.
Strangely enough I haven't found a good information source for this kind of idea, possibly because I'm a noob and it's a crazy one :)
- dhimes 18y agoA lot of people who do this type of thing blog about it. There might be a better one now, but I used to use this repo of links to peruse: http://cruisenews.net/ http://cruisenews.net/ One of my favorite links from there was http://www.katiekat.net/ http://www.katiekat.net/ by an engineer who detailed how he hacked his cat for cruising. I also like the way he renders his experiences.
- Tichy 18y agoA cat = a sailing boat. At first I thought he hacked his cat (pet). After all, I wouldn't see it as a given that a cat would feel at home on a relatively small sailing boat? But there is the concept of a "ship's cat", so maybe not impossible to have pets.
- matthewking 18y agoProbably started when old cargo ships were swarmed with rats eating the supplies and spreading diseases. I have read about several people sailing around the world though that have kept cats aboard in more recent times. Robin Lee Graham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Lee_Graham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Lee_Graham) had several during his voyages, his book Dove is excellent by the way for anyone interested in sailing and exploration.
- Luc 18y agoA catamaran - a multi-hull sailing boat.