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<div style="PADDING-LEFT: 30px"><EM>One anchor with or without chain of combined minimum weight of 5kg with 30m of non-floating warp<BR>having a minimum diameter of 8mm. When carried, the anchor, chain and warp shall be secured together<BR>ready for use and shall not be stowed on or under the cabin sole over the ballast keel. The minimum weight<BR>of the anchor shall be 3 kg and the maximum weight of the chain shall not exceed 4kg.</EM> </div>
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<div>I distinctly remember hanging a chain from a fish scale and clipping off links until I had the proper weight. </div>
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<div>I also remember the time someone complained about my "cheater anchor" on the Capri 25, so we used my anchor and my 3/16" warp to hold the entire Capri 25 raft-up. Issue settled. That's just how we rolled back in then.</div>
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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re: [Capri25] anchors away my boys<BR>From: Odell Tuttle <<a href="mailto:otuttle@gmail.com">otuttle@gmail.com</a>><BR>Date: Mon, January 28, 2013 9:49 am<BR>To: John Speltz <<a href="mailto:johnspeltz@comcast.net">johnspeltz@comcast.net</a>><BR>Cc: "<a href="mailto:Capri25@lists.wyc.org">Capri25@lists.wyc.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:capri25@lists.wyc.org">capri25@lists.wyc.org</a>><BR><BR>
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<DIV>You make good points. This is another example of why I would like to propose a e-vote rule. In this day and age of technology, we should be able to make decisions as a fleet without requiring everyone to get into a room.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks again for serving your fleet. You were a great Fleet Captain!</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 9:38 AM, John Speltz <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:johnspeltz@comcast.net" target=_blank>johnspeltz@comcast.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;">Congratulations to our new fleet captain, Temple. I know you’ll enjoy the job and be a great service to the fleet.<U></U><U></U></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;">On another topic, I was disappointed in the rule change regarding our anchors. I understood the change to an 8 pound anchor rule was to make the weight uniform across all competitors and to promote safety. And I am all for that … but, here is where I disagree.<U></U><U></U></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;">If a Capri 25 is currently carrying a lighter-weight anchor, they could logically add chain (or more chain) to get to the 8 pound minimum weight plus greatly increase the holding power of the hook with this extra chain. This is a win-win solution. The combined weight of the anchor, chain and rode all weights the same plus the holding power is greatly enhanced with more chain. <U></U><U></U></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;">With the recent rule change, many owners will have to, unnecessarily, buy another anchor when the hook they already own could be easily retrofitted. This was not well thought out. In addition, there is a backhanded incentive to ditch existing chain, thus reducing the safety of the anchor. It makes no sense.<U></U><U></U></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;">I am not sure this was talked about amongst other Capri 25 owners. I never got the impression that there was a rules “committee” involved in the decision where other points of view could be brought up. I am concerned that the lack of forethought and logic will prompt a low level of compliance.<U></U><U></U></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="font-size:12pt;">I feel sad that it might be too late. But I hope we could somehow re-address this issue. I did not think it was my place, as fleet captain, to argue the point that night. <U></U><U></U></div>
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