![]() We fired up the engines and proceeded to try to raising the anchor. Unfortunately the anchor caught again and jerked the bow around so hard it bent the bow roller bracket. Luckily we had plenty of leeway behind us. ![]() At one point the anchor let go and we were drifting. The anchor rode was tight as a banjo string. The wind continued to pick up as the afternoon went on. We both realized the wind was picking up again and if we were going to get back to Mai Tai we better get going quick. We spent about one half hour looking for shells and checking sea conditions on the other side of the rock barrier. ![]() This was a beautiful, desolate beach and at any other time would have been a great place to hang out. Our vests inflated as we sat there staring at each other and broke out into laughter. We navigated around kelp and rock and finally got right up to the beach when a wave upended our dinghy and dumped us both on the beach. It was mid afternoon when we settled down for the day. We let out 100 feet of chain and another 100 feet of rode. We pulled up as close to shore as we dared. All we had to deal with now was the wind. Forney Cove offered great protection from sea. Safe Harbor-Forney Coveīy the time we rounded the west end of the island the wind was 25 to 30, gusting to 40. It was the closest spot we could reach in the least amount of time. There appeared to be a protected spot at the west end on the south side of the island. Checking maps and charts as we headed into the rising sea I found a possible refuge. No anchorage on the north side of the island would be protected from the northwest wind and surge. It was getting too windy and rough to make a run for the mainland.Ĭonsidering wind direction and wave conditions we needed to find a refuge near our position. I felt safer but knew we had to find someplace to shield us from the growing seas. We broke out of the cove and into the open sea. Getting the anchor up was challenging but with the first mate at the helm and me at the windless we managed to hold our position and accomplish the task. By the time we started the engines and began weighing anchor the rollers were already topping four feet.
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