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   [Seamanship](/articles/seamanship)# How to Anchor Your Boat 

 Sep 09, 2015

 

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 ![Captain Steve](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_picture.jpg)Capt. Steve Larivee is a life-long boater who has had a USCG 100-ton Masters License for 28 years and has been a captain on both commercial and recreational vessels of all sizes. He has created the best video boating education course we have ever seen, called “Smart Boating,” and it has been approved by both the USCG and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.



  
 Lesson of the Week: How to Anchor Your Boat

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Buoy - Mooring ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_types_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - There are Different Types and Size Anchors](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1883)

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Range Markers ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_danforth_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - Demonstration on How a Danforth Anchor Works](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1884)

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Range Markers ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_spot_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - Take a Look Around for the Right Spot Before Dropping It](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1886) 

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Range Markers ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_book_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - How to Anchor By the Book](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1887)

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Range Markers ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_process_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - Anchoring Process Step-by-Step Demo](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1888)

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Buoy - Mooring ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_setting_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - Good Communication With Your Mate is Essential ](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1889)

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Range Markers ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_stern_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - Use Extreme Caution When Anchoring by the Stern](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1890)

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Range Markers ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_fun_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - Anchoring Out for the Day is Fun and More Boaters Should Experience It](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1891)

[![Capt Steve - Aids to Navigation - Range Markers ()](/sites/default/files/inline-images/capt_steve_anchor_safe_09.jpg) Capt. Steve - Leaving Your Boat Anchored for the Day to Go Ashore](https://www.boattest.com/VLibrary/vPlay.aspx?ID=1892)





  
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