Watercraft Anchoring System

Abstract

A watercraft anchoring system is a system for anchoring and preventing the drifting and movement of a small to medium-sized watercraft in a body of water. The system includes an anchor pole with an auger drill bit and a seabed-penetrating tip for embedding into the bed of the body of water. The auger drill bit assists in boring into the bed while the seabed-penetrating tip facilitates the subsequent entry of the auger drill bit and the anchor pole into the bed. A guide sleeve is utilized to hold and provide support for the anchor pole. A boat mount is utilized to secure the system to the watercraft and allows the system to be deployed, retracted, and adjusted as needed. A tensioning cable is tethered to the watercraft and to the anchor pole in order to provide stability to the system when the system is deployed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A watercraft anchoring system comprises:
 an anchor pole;   a guide sleeve;   an auger drill bit;   a seabed-penetrating tip;   a boat mount;   a tensioning cable;   the anchor pole comprises a submerged end and a grasping end;   the anchor pole being slidably and rotatably engaged through the guide sleeve;   the auger drill bit being telescopically engaged into the submerged end;   the seabed-penetrating tip being adjacently connected to the auger drill bit, opposite to the submerged end;   the boat mount being laterally positioned to the guide sleeve;   the guide sleeve being hingedly connected to the boat mount;   the tensioning cable being tethered to the anchor pole, adjacent to the auger drill bit;   
     
     
         2 . The watercraft anchoring system as claimed in  claim 1  further comprises:
 the boat mount comprises a base plate, an L-shaped bracket, a connecting rod, a first stabilizing bar, and a second stabilizing bar; 
 the L-shaped bracket comprises a first leg and a second leg; 
 the guide sleeve being integrated through the first leg; 
 a first end of the connecting rod being pivotally mounted onto the base plate; 
 a second end of the connecting rod being pivotally mounted to the first leg, adjacent to the guide sleeve; 
 a first end of the first stabilizing bar being pivotally mounted to the base plate; 
 a second end of the first stabilizing bar being pivotally mounted to the second leg; 
 a first end of the second stabilizing bar being pivotally mounted to the base plate; 
 a second end of the second stabilizing bar being pivotally mounted to the second leg; 
 the second leg being positioned in between the first stabilizing bar and the second stabilizing bar; 
 
     
     
         3 . The watercraft anchoring system as claimed in  claim 2  further comprises:
 a plurality of locking holes; 
 at least one spring-loaded nub; 
 the auger drill bit comprises an extension shaft and a screw blade portion; 
 the extension shaft being telescopically engaged into the anchor pole; 
 the at least one spring-loaded nub being laterally mounted to the extension shaft, opposite to the screw blade portion; 
 the plurality of locking holes laterally traversing into the anchor pole; 
 the plurality of locking holes being evenly distributed along the anchor pole; 
 the at least one spring-loaded nub being engaged into a selected hole from the plurality of locking holes; 
 
     
     
         4 . The watercraft anchoring system as claimed in  claim 2  further comprises:
 wherein the anchor pole, the guide sleeve, and the boat mount are in an operative configuration; 
 a pole-bracing slot; 
 the anchor pole being oriented normal to the base plate; 
 the pole-bracing slot laterally traversing into the base plate; 
 the pole-bracing slot being positioned offset from the second end of both the first stabilizing bar and the second stabilizing bar; 
 the pole-bracing slot being laterally engaged by the guide sleeve; 
 the first stabilizing bar and the second stabilizing bar being pressed against the boat mount by a restraint; 
 
     
     
         5 . The watercraft anchoring system as claimed in  claim 1  further comprises:
 the boat mount comprises a hinge and a sleeve stop; 
 the hinge comprises a boat-fastened plate and a free plate; 
 the boat-fastened plate and the free plate being pivotally connected to each other along a rotation axis; 
 the free plate being laterally connected to the guide sleeve; 
 the sleeve stop being offset from the rotation axis by a stabilization distance; 
 
     
     
         6 . The watercraft anchoring system as claimed in  claim 5  further comprises:
 wherein the anchor pole, the guide sleeve, and the boat mount are in an operative configuration; 
 a latch; 
 the sleeve stop being a hook and a stem; 
 the boat-fastened plate and the free plate being oriented perpendicular to each other; 
 the latch being pivotally mounted to the stem; 
 the guide sleeve being laterally enclosed by the hook and the latch; 
 
     
     
         7 . The watercraft anchoring system as claimed in  claim 1  further comprises:
 a handle; 
 the handle being adjacently connected to the grasping end;