Extra kit for anchoring to rocks
Kedge anchor
You need the right kedge to throw off the stern and grip in what may be weed over rock or weed over mud, but almost certainly weed over something. There were a couple of fishing boats using grapnels but the vast majority of local boats in the Gothenburg and Stockholm archipelagoes use a stern-mounted Bruce. Follow their lead.
Flat anchor line
This is a white webbing tape, 35-70m long, wound on a reel mounted on the pushpit. Shackle your kedge to the loop at the end. Once you’ve got the right amount of cable out, just cleat or tie it off. Its colour means it’s visible under water so there’s less chance of someone dropping their line over yours.
Bow ladder
Everyone moors bow-to, whether it’s rocks, a pontoon, quay wall – whatever. A bow ladder just makes it so much easier to get on and off the boat. Those of a keener eye will notice that Scandinavian boats have open pulpits. Moor bow-to and you’ll quickly find out why. It’s not so bad against a quay that you step up to reach, but if it’s lower down, you’re just going to have to figure it out. Whatever method you use, make sure you have good grip on your deckies.
Bergskils
These are metal pegs that you hammer into cracks in the granite against which you’re going to moor. They have a metal loop on the top and you run your bow mooring lines through these.