Our friend Jeff says that "anchor chain doesn't do any good if it's in the anchor locker" so we put out at least a 7-to-1 and sometimes a 10-to-1 ratio (chain to depth). That means hauling in 150-200+ feet of chain when it's time to get underway. It's almost the only exercise we get on passages that have little or no wind, and gives one a new respect for the call "Anchors aweigh*!"
(*Originally a part of the football fight song written for the 1906 game between Navy and Army...Navy won 10-0.)
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