The dark art of anchoring part II

Christmas morning began with a trip to shore to locate a phone signal. Easy Tiger were already there pacing about seeking that elusive thing. We stood on park benches, we stood on timber posts waiving phone handsets skywards like a strange religious ritual. Going hands free meant a handset could be held higher above our heads for better effect. Some of you got a call. Some missed out. Sorry if is you!

We all returned to our boats satisfied that we'd done the best we could and set about checking our anchors A G A I N! It was meant to blow up again. Easy Tiger had already established the day before that they were hooked up onto something BIG - like the mother of all mooring chains! They wouldn't be moving any time soon but Oh! Oh! Steve was all suited up, flippers and goggles on and dipping into the water to investigate. Sensing problems, 2 dinghies and crew presented to assist in a flash.
Steve admitted that he had not seriously dived before and in any event couldn't hold his breath long enough to make progress. Urchin's dinghy raced to get air tanks, we raced off to collect diving weights, underwater torch and diving gloves. Steve was determined to get the job done himself even though a diving novice. We all stared down into the water watching Steve kicking his flippers wildly in the air as he went down. His son Luke,  aka Captain Pugwash, an accomplished diver would have been proud. Our tension was short lived. Steve returned to the surface in a short time having freed all the ground tackle from the old mooring chains below. Phew, that was a lucky break and for his troubles, Steve won the Awesome Award for the day - he too would be wearing the "green jacket" and silly hat.
For good measure, Easy Tiger have just added diving tanks to their shopping list. Here we go again!

Steve now adorned in Awesome regalia of the Green Jacket and Silly Hat as we play the Meerkat manor at Xmas lunch.