anchor ball/light with sea anchor?

I've just bought a sea-anchor, and this begs the question what lights and
symbols should one display with the sea-anchor deployed?

I've bought it mostly so that I can get some zzzzs in bad weather when I am
too knackered to go on, so I'd only be maintaining a fitful watch (augmented
by radar alarm) so I'd like passing boats to know that I'm not underway. By
day, maybe "not under command" signal of ball and cone? At night, maybe nav
lights, decklight and anchor light?

Ric wrote:

> I've just bought a sea-anchor, and this begs the question what lights and
> symbols should one display with the sea-anchor deployed?
>
> I've bought it mostly so that I can get some zzzzs in bad weather when I
> am too knackered to go on, so I'd only be maintaining a fitful watch
> (augmented by radar alarm) so I'd like passing boats to know that I'm not
> underway.

But you *are* underway. Lying to a sea-anchor does not mean you
are "at anchor".

> By day, maybe "not under command" signal of ball and cone?

What ball and cone? NUC is two balls or two red lights.

> At night, maybe nav lights, decklight and anchor light?

No, two red lights, plus, if making way, side and stern lights.

Ric <spam@off.com> wrote:
> I've just bought a sea-anchor, and this begs the question what lights and
> symbols should one display with the sea-anchor deployed?

> I've bought it mostly so that I can get some zzzzs in bad weather when I am
> too knackered to go on, so I'd only be maintaining a fitful watch (augmented
> by radar alarm) so I'd like passing boats to know that I'm not underway. By
> day, maybe "not under command" signal of ball and cone? At night, maybe nav
> lights, decklight and anchor light?

two red all around lights at night - you could prepare them on a halliard,
or I know somebody who mounted some on a shroud (visibility is blocked
slightly by the mast)

but realistically, if its pretty poor and you cant continue sailing (you
have a windvane?) then chances are nobody will be able to see the lights
anyway..

iain

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Ric	anchor ball/light with sea anchor? I've just bought a sea-anchor, and this begs the question what lights and symbols should one display with the sea-anchor deployed? I've bought it mostly so that I can get some zzzzs in bad weather when I am too knackered to go on, so I'd only be maintaining a fitful watch (augmented by radar alarm) so I'd like passing boats to know that I'm not underway. By day, maybe "not under command" signal of ball and cone? At night, maybe nav lights, decklight and anchor light?

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Ronald Raygun	Re: anchor ball/light with sea anchor? Ric wrote: > I've just bought a sea-anchor, and this begs the question what lights and > symbols should one display with the sea-anchor deployed? > > I've bought it mostly so that I can get some zzzzs in bad weather when I > am too knackered to go on, so I'd only be maintaining a fitful watch > (augmented by radar alarm) so I'd like passing boats to know that I'm not > underway. But you are underway. Lying to a sea-anchor does not mean you are "at anchor". > By day, maybe "not under command" signal of ball and cone? What ball and cone? NUC is two balls or two red lights. > At night, maybe nav lights, decklight and anchor light? No, two red lights, plus, if making way, side and stern lights.

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Iain Hibbert	Re: anchor ball/light with sea anchor? Ric <spam@off.com> wrote: > I've just bought a sea-anchor, and this begs the question what lights and > symbols should one display with the sea-anchor deployed? > I've bought it mostly so that I can get some zzzzs in bad weather when I am > too knackered to go on, so I'd only be maintaining a fitful watch (augmented > by radar alarm) so I'd like passing boats to know that I'm not underway. By > day, maybe "not under command" signal of ball and cone? At night, maybe nav > lights, decklight and anchor light? two red all around lights at night - you could prepare them on a halliard, or I know somebody who mounted some on a shroud (visibility is blocked slightly by the mast) but realistically, if its pretty poor and you cant continue sailing (you have a windvane?) then chances are nobody will be able to see the lights anyway.. iain