Anchor Riding Sail
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Topic: Anchor Riding Sail
Posted By: charentebob
Subject: Anchor Riding Sail
Date Posted: 20 June 2016 at 06:26
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Last year in our 370 we found that the boat weaved about through a huge arc when at anchor in a breeze. It could be quite uncomfortable at times. For our 415 I had an Anchor Riding Sail made to a design I saw on the web. I hoisted it yesterday to get all the lines setup & then a F5/6 wind came in shortly after. The effect was dramatic. The boat only moved slowly through an arc of about 15/20 degrees. The evening before in 10 knots, 45 degrees. If you would like further details or pics send me a PM with your email address as my photos are too big to load on the forum. Happy anchoring guys. |
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Posted By: Rod
Date Posted: 23 June 2016 at 14:13
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I have also noticed the 415 likes to really sail around the anchorage, and having seen a number of boats in the US using these, this was on my to do list. Love to have a copy of your design and photos - mailto:lifesabeach247@gmail.com" rel="nofollow - lifesabeach247@gmail.com Thanks Rod ------------- Hanse 415 - "Ti" Gocek, Turkey. |
Posted By: gertha
Date Posted: 23 June 2016 at 20:00
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I would be very interested in photo and/or design Think you have my email Simon P.s. Thank you for the engine parts ------------- Swanned off |
Posted By: High Time
Date Posted: 27 June 2016 at 20:42
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I would also be interested in the design. Can you post the link to the website on here and then everyone can see it? Thanks ------------- Roger High Time (415 #038) |
Posted By: charentebob
Date Posted: 28 June 2016 at 16:37
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The link to the US supplier is: www.bannerbaymarine.com. There are several sizes of sail for different size boats. I increased the dimensions of the foot & fin leech from 2.4 to 2.5 metres as the 415 was partway between 2 of their "from & to boat sizes. Private message me if you want more info or photos. My photos are too large for the Forum. Nigel (Riding-Quietly) |
Posted By: DavidO
Date Posted: 29 June 2016 at 10:19
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I'd be interested in the photos dowen@thenaturalpractice.com ------------- David |
Posted By: seileren1
Date Posted: 29 June 2016 at 15:32
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I have done a lot of anchoring with both my older 430 and my existing 545. Both were "traveling" quite a bit and sometimes it was uncomfortable. The solution we found was an anchor plow sail. It works very well leaving the boat fairly steady up to 10-12 ms. We bought the sail from this supplier http://www.lundhsails.se/ankarplog Cheers |
Posted By: Wild
Date Posted: 02 July 2016 at 14:27
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Hello Seileren, I am intrested in this anchor plow sail. We have also a 545 , can you give me a price indication please ? Thanks in advange. My email is. info@wildandwet.be ------------- Wild and Wet Belgium 545e#268 |
Posted By: SausalitoDave
Date Posted: 02 July 2016 at 21:37
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I use my storm try sail to stabilize the boat at anchor, although this day is dead calm. Pics follow. The second pic shows the track that runs from near deck-height. Dave Festina Lente Hanse 505  Sorry about the orientation:  |
Posted By: seileren1
Date Posted: 03 July 2016 at 12:40
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Hello WIld I checked the home page for lundhsails (see above) and they quote a price of 4500 SEK about 480 euro for a plowsail which fit 40-50 foot. You shold send them an email and get quote for 54 foot. Its been a few years since I bought mine so I do not remember the price I paid. Cheers |
Posted By: High Time
Date Posted: 03 July 2016 at 15:03
Thanks for the link Nigel. I will be most interested to hear how well it performs on the 415 in due course. ------------- Roger High Time (415 #038) |
charentebob wrote:Posted By: Larrydpaul
Date Posted: 20 November 2025 at 22:15
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Hi, we sail a 415 and are experiencing the same arc at anchor. Would love to see your pictures or design. Larry@atlanticmechanicalinc.com Thank you! ------------- L D Paul |
Posted By: Larrydpaul
Date Posted: 20 November 2025 at 22:17
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We sail a 415 and experience the same arc. Would love to see pictures or your design. Larry@atlanticmechanicalinc.com thank you! ------------- L D Paul |
Posted By: docnortham
Date Posted: 01 January 2026 at 13:01
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I would love a picture of your anchor riding sail. docnortham@yahoo.com Thanks in advance.
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Posted By: Larrydpaul
Date Posted: 01 January 2026 at 14:13
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Because of our split back stay I went with two riding sails. Each one about 12 square feet. Hank on the backstays and we use the main halyard to hoist. We have a solar arch on the stern and secure the clew to this. Works well. Presently we only have two hanks on the luff and may add two more per sail. During the last blow the riding sails reduced our side to side motion about 50% ------------- L D Paul |