I almost borrowed Dave Evans new aged anchor as he was on a mooring. That would have been a good test! I lowered the CQR and sat for a while to see how I would swing. Being too close to the South shore, I pulled (in reverse) the anchor and rode to the North side. I dragged it a hundred feet or more in full reverse with the current, and gave up trying to set it.

When I can't get an anchor to set(any kind), I blame it on the bottom. In this case, I suspect the channel bottom well up Perry Creek, is washed of 'good holding' mud and may be a sort of aggregate of mussel shells, mud and silt. Plus, there could be ledge washed clean down there?

With no wind forecast, I knew it would be the ebb tide current that would be the only pull to worry about. My partial set was enough for that. And besides, I knew I'd fetch up on you if I dragged

Having spent dozens of nights up the creek on that old storm mooring, it was a curious experience under anchor(not for the faint of heart).

I took soundings with an oar near low tide. No surprise, the wider swing on the anchor put us in shallower water. The banks come up fast on each shore. At dead low, my depth sounder, which is mounted forward of the keel, was reading 3'. With a 1.5' below the water, that was just enough. But I was surprised to feel the rudder was free at all times. Amazingly, never bumped.

The next morning, the CQR came up,... easily, curiously with some good chunks of mud on the flukes and chain.

So there you go new age anchor guys, I challenge you to anchor up Perry Creek.