Power & Motoryacht, February 2007-- So which anchor is the best? That’s like asking who was the best
Beatle. Part of the answer depends on what kind of boat you have and
where you cruise her. Still, it is possible to compare the holding
power of anchors—if not their visual appeal—by subjecting them to the
same pull from the same boat in the same wind, water, and bottom
conditions. And that’s exactly what Sail magazine’s senior editor Bill Springer, Yachting Monthly’s
technical editor Toby Hodges, West Marine’s vice president of product
development Chuck Hawley, and I did in the Pacific off Santa Cruz,
California. We selected 14 anchors designed for boats 35 feet LOA and
larger but did not include the popular Danforth anchor, as it has
already been extensively tested. (Instead, we chose the similar
Fortress and a West Marine Performance 20.) We evaluated all of the
anchors on the same bottom with the same scope, from the same boat,
over four nonconsecutive pulls. The results surprised everyone.
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Power & Motoryacht, February 2007-- So which anchor is the best? That’s like asking who was the best
Beatle. Part of the answer depends on what kind of boat you have and
where you cruise her. Still, it is possible to compare the holding
power of anchors—if not their visual appeal—by subjecting them to the
same pull from the same boat in the same wind, water, and bottom
conditions. And that’s exactly what Sail magazine’s senior editor Bill Springer, Yachting Monthly’s
technical editor Toby Hodges, West Marine’s vice president of product
development Chuck Hawley, and I did in the Pacific off Santa Cruz,
California. We selected 14 anchors designed for boats 35 feet LOA and
larger but did not include the popular Danforth anchor, as it has
already been extensively tested. (Instead, we chose the similar
Fortress and a West Marine Performance 20.) We evaluated all of the
anchors on the same bottom with the same scope, from the same boat,
over four nonconsecutive pulls. The results surprised everyone. Read More