How to find the best place to anchor - Sailing and travel Ep 235

Knowing where to anchor is an essential skill for cruisers. Did you know how important it is to have contingency plans?
00:00 How to find the best place to anchor
00:37 Jamie's got a sore throat (all say "Aaaaaahhh")
01:08 Finding a new protected anchorage
03:03 How we chose this spot
03:19 Sources of information on anchorages:
⚓03:25 Published data
⚓ 03:52 Peer to peer
⚓04:57 Other yachties
⚓05:26 Local knowledge
⚓05:46 Downloads
⚓06:04 Charts
⚓06:29 Weather
⚓07:10 Satellite imagery: "How to navigate through reefs - best apps to use" - https://youtu.be/JcoWAhuYOnI
⚓07:48 Restrictions
⚓08:07 Scope it out
⚓08:39 Contingency
09:12 Leaving the anchorage, heading to Kudat

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