It rained hard overnight, which actually makes for good sleeping, and has continued on and off this morning. It was a good time to clean the interior of the boat, including all teak, vinyl, floors, and windows. This will help get rid of the pollen, which is reported to be the worst in many years. It is like yellow dust covering every surface, and Anne has been getting a strong reaction to it.
The marina is mostly full of permanent boats, and they are mainly large fast cruisers with open salon/cockpits. The boats are virtually deserted as school is not yet out, and it is mid-week. The services here are extensive as they have modern floating docks, good wifi, trash pickup and pumpouts at your boat, take you to and from the laundry building in a golf cart, and provide newspapers on the weekend. The restaurant has 22 planned weekend events including theme dinners and entertainment for boaters from May through September, and the gift shop has a large assortment of creative and unique gifts from around Canada.
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| Our dock at the South Bay Cove Marina |
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| Two Sedan Cruisers |
I walked the docks to see what kinds of anchors are in use. They are mainly claws or plows (both of which are named after their looks) and an occasional Rockna.
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| Claw Anchor |
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| Plow Anchor |
There are many types of anchors and endless debates in the boating forums over which are best. It seems to me that none are best overall, but some are better in certain types of bottoms than others. The anchors needed for grass, mud, sand or rocks are quite different, and I am interested to see how our claw will hold on these rocky bottoms. If it doesn't, I have two backups, of course!
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