Editing Anchor (section)

=== Bow and stern ===
(Not to be mistaken with the ''Bahamian moor'', below.) In the ''bow and stern'' technique, an anchor is set off each the bow and the stern, which can severely limit a vessel's swing range and also align it to steady wind, current or wave conditions. One method of accomplishing this moor is to set a bow anchor normally, then drop back to the limit of the bow cable (or to double the desired scope, e.g. 8:1 if the eventual scope should be 4:1, 10:1 if the eventual scope should be 5:1, etc.) to lower a stern anchor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major danger of anchoring a fishing boat from the stern?|url=https://pontoony.com/danger-of-anchoring-a-fishing-boat-from-the-stern/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=pontoony.com|date=28 May 2021}}</ref> By taking up on the bow cable the stern anchor can be set. After both anchors are set, tension is taken up on both cables to limit the swing or to align the vessel.