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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Cruising requires appropriate anchors and anchor rodes for resisting harsher conditions that those likely to be encountered in daytime sailing. There is a very wide range available, but it is worth taking a critical approach to manufacturers’ sometimes exaggerated assertions.

We analyze in this block the anchors made in Australia and New Zealand.

http://www.petersmith.net.nz/boat-anchors/
Information on anchors included on the website of Peter Smith, New Zealand sailor, boat builder and designer of the Rocna anchor. Very interesting in that he offers his experience and technical knowledge, and dots the i’s and crosses the t’s in some common areas which have too often been assumed as correct. For example, it is not true that the heavier the chain the better. In fact, it is more interesting to use a lighter, higher quality chain and invest part of the weight saved in a larger (and, of course, better) anchor. The logic applied to anchoring a merchant ship is not applicable to anchoring a yacht or skiff.

http://www.rocna.com/
Official website of New Zealand anchor Rocna, one of the most notable, worth a visit. Before buying a new anchor, I would recommend you study it. You can look at various independent tests carried out on the effectiveness of different anchors in real conditions of use.

http://manson-marine.co.nz/
New Zealand manufacturer that produces a wide variety of anchors, particularly large sizes. They continue to manufacture CQR and Bruce anchors, plus the Manson Supreme, which is similar to the Rocna but with a longitudinal slot for retrieving the anchor if it gets stuck.

http://www.anchorright.com.au/
Australian manufacturer that produces the Sarca Excel anchors (similar to Delta) and the Super Sarca, a curious anchor which has a slotted blade, a roll bar like the Rocna or Manson Supreme and a longitudinal slot on the shank to enable its automatic retrieval if it gets stuck.

http://www.ultraanchors.com/ultra_anchors.html
The Australian anchor Ultra, only manufactured in stainless steel, has a carefully considered design which incorporates elements from other anchors and reinterprets them.

http://www.supercatanchor.com

The Australian Supercat anchor is a similar shape to the Delta anchor and includes a long slot to make it easier to reover.

http://www.dulhunty.com/flook2.htm

The Australian Flook anchor is dubbed “The flying anchor” by its inventor and is designed as an auxiliary anchor to be launched from the boat, so that it glides over the water and moves in the desired direction.

http://anchorbuddy.co.nz/index.html
Anchor Buddy (“Kiwi Anchor Rider” in the US and Canada) is a modern remake from a New Zealand company based on a very old idea: that of increasing the anchor rode’s performance and elasticity, by releasing a weight along the chain or line. Undoubtedly it is effective in moderate winds and may reduce the tendency of many boats to drift from side to side after they have been anchored and it is windy. But it should be remembered that in very strong winds, when the chain is practically straight, everything depends on the anchor. Several years ago a similar French manufactured system was marketed under the “Mobilest” brand.