Anchor alarm app6/19/2023 ![]() To keep an eye on this potential danger we set another mark on the beach. To get protection from the wind and a bit of northerly swell, we have really anchored to close to the beach. Sort this out by open the Mark/WP Properties Dialog.Ĭhange the name from “50 m” to a name that is relevant to the amount of chain and/or rode that you use, for example “75”. If you are more than 50 m from the anchor when activating the watch this happens. To deactivate the anchor watch, right click on the mark and select “Clear Anchor Watch”. If “Play sound on CPA/TCPA Alerts” is set in the AIS ToolBox Tab, the same audio alarm is activated together with the visual alarm on the screen. The anchor watch is now active, with a default max distance of 50m from the mark, and an alarm will be set off if the boat for some reason exits the circle. The name of the mark changes to 50, and a green circle appears with a radius of 50 meters. Right click on the mark and press “Set Anchor Watch”. A burst in reverse convinces us that the anchor is set, later confirmed by a leisurely snorkeling over the anchor. The wind, ENE at 15 kts let us drift back until we are satisfied with our scope. To learn how it works let's make a dry run to a nice trade wind anchorage.Īfter circling around and exploring the bay, we know where we want to drop our anchor.Īt the chosen spot we drop the anchor, at the same time we right click on the “Own Boat Icon” and press “drop Mark Here”. This feature can be used in other situations than just anchoring, but keeping an eye on your anchor, and making sure it isn't dragging, is the main purpose. ![]() Get around the restriction with a mark in a layer, by creating a new mark nearby. If the boat is closer than 5 m to the mark the anchor watch can't be set either.Ī maximum of two marks can have anchor watch set at the same time. This means that the Anchor watch items, on the right click menu, will only be visible if your boat is within 1 nautical miles of a mark. ![]() This is to avoid menu clutter.Īnchor watch can be set on any mark that you have created with OpenCPN, except for a mark that belongs to a layer, as long as the boat is within 1 nautical mile of this mark. ![]() The anchor watch selection will not appear in the right click menu unless you have a GPS signal and you are zoomed in enough. ![]()
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