Yep - we dragged!

[Nicholson58]

We rode out Hermine in Newport two years ago. Wemanchored between the mooring field north of Goat Island and the high bridge. Pretty good shelter there in 11 feet with 175 feet of chain. At 45 knots we began to drag our 121# Rocna with the boat making +/- 40 degree swings. We took watches steering using the wind driven current and reduced the swing to 20 degrees total. That stopped the drag. The anchor later came up carrying a goopy mud and shell marl mix. It sort of behaved like jello. Possible your bottom conditions were locally less than ideal.

[Fixer]

Originally Posted by Nicholson58

We rode out Hermine in Newport two years ago. Wemanchored between the mooring field north of Goat Island and the high bridge. Pretty good shelter there in 11 feet with 175 feet of chain. At 45 knots we began to drag our 121# Rocna with the boat making +/- 40 degree swings. We took watches steering using the wind driven current and reduced the swing to 20 degrees total. That stopped the drag. The anchor later came up carrying a goopy mud and shell marl mix. It sort of behaved like jello. Possible your bottom conditions were locally less than ideal.

Rumor has it that the first 8 feet of Narragansett Bay is covered in beer cans and bottles - making holding a little goofy...