It's crucial to keep an eye on your boat when you anchor at a beach.
- Check the TIDES app so you know when you're losing water depth.
- Check the WINDY app so you know where your boat will be pushed throughout the day.
- Make sure you have BOTH a bow and stern anchor deployed.
If you neglect your vessel as the tide is going out, it will become grounded and:
- You will have to wait for rescue
- The dock staff will be pulled away from their duties
- The boat can sustain an assortment of damage from scraping off the bottom paint (which keeps marine growth at bay) to gouging a hole in the hull.
- The vessel may have to remain there until the tide comes up high enough to float it again. This could be hours or days and result in upcoming reservation cancellations!
