We sailed north of Bahia Algodones, enjoying 10 to 15 knot winds from the NNW. Four hours later, we tucked into the little cove of San Pedro, anchoring just inside a shrimp-fishing boat, between the shrimper and shore. It was our first time in Bahia San Pedro, and we had heard stories of insecure holding and anchors dragging. So when the weather forecast said there would be 25+ knot NNW winds during the night, we were on alert.
There was a full moon and it was easy to see the rock wall just to our west, looming very near (it definitely looked nearer at 3:00 AM than it had been at midnight! Do you realize how much BIGGER rock walls look under a full moon than in the light of day!?)
Marv set the anchor alarm to go off if we strayed more than about 200 feet from where we first anchored. With the wind and the boat action, the bridle (a rope attachment that takes pressure off the anchor chain) came loose and we had to let out another 20 feet of chain as we readjusted it. The alarm went off shortly after that, but the wind had shifted to the east and we were now stretched out on our anchor chain in the opposite direction from our original position. We clearly were not dragging anchor, but the rocks WERE closer (our swing took us closer to them) and it was still a bit nerve-wracking.
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