Hi Henk!!

Really good to hear from you again!! Hope you and Mar well and enjoying the 'new' boat!

I agree with you re the narrowness of some calas, and we've used that method many times. I'm really surprised that anyone finds the use of a kedge strange, and can't imagine trying to sleep at night without one when the wind usually drops and a boat will almost always lie in the troughs of the waves/swell.

We've watched boats do that, and roll hideously whilst we ride gently up and down. Most SWMBO's I know won't stand it for too long, so these boats often weigh anchor and clear off to a marina after a while, leaving us enjoying a lovely anchorage all to to ourselves.

Kind regards, Jerry