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Originally Posted by Capt. Frank
That would be amazing.
Not sure how that could happen. Not enough anchor line the danforth anchor shank goes vertical and breaks free of the bottom.
How would the boat spin with a wave passing under it?
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Yes if, and that is a big if, the shank goes vertical it will break free. If the anchor sticks, and who has not had a stubborn anchor, if there is not enough line to allow the boat to rise with the wave it will pull the bow down. When this happens there is no lateral stability to the boat and it will spin and can, and usually will, land upside down. We had this exact senerio happen in Montauk in the 80's. Father and son fishing for porgies, big wave went under the boat and pulled the bow under capsizing the boat. The son spent the night jammed between the lower unit and the transom, the father unfortunately succumbed to hypothermia and was recovered by a helo out of Brooklyn.
