Your 40-foot auxiliary sailing vessel has just run aground on a bar. She has a relatively long, deep keel and the tide is falling. You have checked...

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Your 40-foot auxiliary sailing vessel has just run aground on a bar.  She has a relatively long, deep keel and the tide is falling.  You have checked the bilges for damage and found none.  Which is the most prudent action to take immediately?

Accepted Answer

Strike the sails.  Then run a kedge anchor out to one side, hook the main halyard to it, and heave the boat down onto one side.

Deck 2014: Safety

Your 40-foot auxiliary sailing vessel has just run aground on a bar. She has a relatively long, deep keel and the tide is falling. You have checked the bilges for damage and found none. Which is the most prudent action to take immediately?

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