MORE CHAIN

It was a glorious evening and we were anchored in one of our favourite spots just as you are leaving  the Menai Strait, the Caernarfon end. 

Quite narrow with sand banks to one side and lovely sand dunes on the other. 

The tide was ebbing quite fast and we were sat in the cockpit in our Contessa 26 having our sun downers. 

Not another yacht in sight when round the corner comes a brand new Fisher called Mr PXXXd. She slowly comes past us and moves ahead with a young lad at the bow ready to drop the anchor. A few minutes later she comes slowly past dragging the anchor and disappears round the corner. 

Five minuet’s later she slowly goes past again with the young lad on the bow and a gentle man in the wheelhouse all smiling. Again she comes drifting past and disappears once more. 

Once more she comes chugging past and anchors. 

This time, unable to refrain I shout! 

"PUT SOME MORE CHAIN OUT" 

and so they do until the bitter end disappears over the bow. Not smiling now they open up the throttle and disappear back to Caernarfon. 

I tried for two hours next day but could not grapnel the chain.