Advice

In this section you can find frequently asked questions  about the System, its Instalation and its Operation, with ideas and tips for our product, and also a selection of Links to anchors and auxiliary elements websites, with our comments, and a Review of the classical anchor retrieval systems and a few more, .

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In extreme conditions, when perhaps only one anchor is not sufficient to resist the force of the wind, two anchors are normally used. There are two options. One is to drop both anchors with their respective anchor rodes separately, trying to get both of them to work simultaneously, known as V shape anchors or Bahamian moor. The other is to drop tandem anchors, so that the first anchor dropped works on the crown of the second anchor.

There is consensus that the second way of anchoring is better than the first, i.e., it is better to anchor “in series” than “in parallel”. If two separate anchors are used, the wind will work alternatively on one or the other, so the anchoring will not actually be strengthened because the force of the wind may cause both anchors to drag alternatively. However, this does not occur if tandem anchors are dropped.
What happens with retrieving the anchors in these situations? There is no problem dropping V shape anchors or anchoring in parallel because both anchors are separate and can be retrieved independently. However, when anchoring with tandem anchors or in series, the rescue rig will be able to reach the closest anchor, but not the furthest one.

The problem disappears if the lenght of chain that joins both anchors is longer than the depth at the point where we are anchoring because we can therefore, if necessary, recover the furthest anchor when the closest anchor is already on board.