Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
The new “Anchoring a Boat” video shows how to select the best anchors, chains, and rodes for boats and the waters where they will be anchoring.
Viewers will also learn how to set their anchors in various conditions taking into account wind and current, other boats, and hazards in their environment, and how to safely stay at anchor. Also featured are special tips such as how to safely unset anchors.
Learn More at bit.ly/BoatingEd. Join USPS at bit.ly/JoinUSPS.
Reference in this video to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The new “Anchoring a Boat” video shows how to select the best anchors, chains, and rodes for boats and the waters where they will be anchoring.
Viewers will also learn how to set their anchors in various conditions taking into account wind and current, other boats, and hazards in their environment, and how to safely stay at anchor. Also featured are special tips such as how to safely unset anchors.
Learn More at bit.ly/BoatingEd. Join USPS at bit.ly/JoinUSPS.
Reference in this video to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm, or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the U.S. Coast Guard.
