Anchors - resources for cruising sailors

The Load on Your Rode

[Offline]

Thorough Overview

PS examines the many conflicting anchor tests (including their own) and the resulting advice. No hard-and-fast conclusions, but some cautionary advice.

[Practical Sailor, 1 September 2004]
- Preview the Practical Sailor back issue

Rocna anchors

[Vendor]

Manufacturer

Galvanized steel plow-style anchor with roll bar. In sizes from 4 to 70 kg (9 to 155 pounds).

[Rocna Anchors, Auckland, New Zealand]
- The Rocna anchor
- Sizing guide
- N. American distributor
- The anchor's design

Anchoring (doing it our way)

[Site]

By Michel & Jane DeRidder Anchoring (doing it our way)

A 40-year-liveaboard couple describe the modifications they have made to their anchor, anchor rode, trip lines, and other anchoring gear that solve some anchoring problems for them.

[SetSail.com, Charlotte, NC, USA]
- Anchor line improvements

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Is your anchor big enough?

[Article]

On-line publishser By Don Casey

Don Casey says forget the anchor manufacturers′ and the ABYC anchor size tables. He discusses the variables to consider and recommends a rule-of-thumb sizing formula.

[Sail Jazz, Mount Pleasant, SC, USA]
- Read the article on line

Anchor and Rode

[Site]

Personal resource list By Bill Dietrich

Brief grab bag of facts and commentary to help choose an anchor. Contains excerpts from hard-to-find bulletin board and newsgroup postings, as well as links to useful sites and vendor pages.

[Bill Dietrich, USA]
- Thoughts about anchors and rodes

Note: For additional How-To resources regarding anchors, see the separate topic Anchoring Skills.

This ABYC standard are a guide for the selection, design, construction, and installation of fittings and equipment for anchoring, mooring, docking, lifting, towing and trailering of boats. Contains the most authoritative data on ground tackle loads.

[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
- ABYC's home page
- Council's home page
- ABYC education programs
- ABYC Standards and Technical Reports

Anchor Theory

[Vendor]

Manufacturer

From a maker of large anchors for offshore drilling rigs, a readable treatise on fluke angle and area, shank strength, anchor behavior in soil, anchor test, and other matters.

[Vryhof Anchors bv, Krimpen ad yssel, the Netherlands]
- The Anchor Theory article