Phoenician Anchors

[Uricanejack]

I have a couple of different anchors for different boats and use.

Just contemplating the CQR thread, It occurred to me my most reliable anchor is Phoenician anchor. I’ve had it for about 15 years it’s never let me down and been used by two boats regularly and a smaller one occasionally.
although I must admit portability. convenience and stowage are a bit of an issue.
I suppose design improvements have made them less fashionable but they do still work.

I wonder how many others still use them?

 

[Poignard]

I have a couple of different anchors for different boats and use.

Just contemplating the CQR thread, It occurred to me my most reliable anchor is Phoenician anchor. I’ve had it for about 15 years it’s never let me down and been used by two boats regularly and a smaller one occasionally.
although I must admit portability. convenience and stowage are a bit of an issue.
I suppose design improvements have made them less fashionable but they do still work.

I wonder how many others still use them?

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"Are we standing anchor watches tonight, Captain?"

"No need lads, we have a 'new generation' anchor!"

 

[johnalison]

Only used them on the Broads, where we called them mud weights.

 

[Leighb]

Only used them on the Broads, where we called them mud weights.

My only real experience of them was on a Broads holiday many years ago. One day we had listened to the shipping forecast and it was forecasting very strong winds overnight. We decide to “anchor” at the extreme upwind end of a Broad, Sallhouse I think, in the lee of some big trees. It certainly blew in the night and come morning we had dragged to the middle of the Broad. At the far end there was mayhem, several yachts that had “anchored” in the middle had piled up on the leeward shore.
Conclusion, large stones are not great anchors, certainly poor holding in mud! Didn’t St Peter have an anchoring problem.? It is a long time since I did RI.

 

[Neeves]

If only they had had roll bars



Jonathan

 

[AntarcticPilot]

My only real experience of them was on a Broads holiday many years ago. One day we had listened to the shipping forecast and it was forecasting very strong winds overnight. We decide to “anchor” at the extreme upwind end of a Broad, Sallhouse I think, in the lee of some big trees. It certainly blew in the night and come morning we had dragged to the middle of the Broad. At the far end there was mayhem, several yachts that had “anchored” in the middle had piled up on the leeward shore.
Conclusion, large stones are not great anchors, certainly poor holding in mud! Didn’t St Peter have an anchoring problem.? It is a long time since I did RI.

No, St Paul! See Acts 27:27 - 28:5

 

[Stemar]

No, St Paul! See Acts 27:27 - 28:5

IIRC, St Peter was within walking distance of the shore when things went titzup

 

[Leighb]

No, St Paul! See Acts 27:27 - 28:5

Thanks for the correction, it was a long time ago.?

 

[johnalison]

Thanks for the correction, it was a long time ago.?

Perhaps you shared the distinction that I and my late FiL were so proud of. We both managed to fail O-level in Religious Knowledge.

 

[Leighb]

Perhaps you shared the distinction that I and my late FiL were so proud of. We both managed to fail O-level in Religious Knowledge.

How true!

 

[DownWest]

I went to an RC school (60's) and while we had plenty of RI, there was no 'O' leval in it.

 

[rptb1]

It occurred to me my most reliable anchor is Phoenician anchor.

I wonder. Most of the time my boat is held in place by the weight of the anchor chain. But when things get serious, it's the anchor that stops the chain moving too far by biting the bottom. So I suspect any big weight works quite well, but I'd want some bite in a storm.

 

[Resolution]

I went to an RC school (60's) and while we had plenty of RI, there was no 'O' leval in it.

Bit light on spelling as well.

 

[DownWest]

Bit light on spelling as well.

Picky!
This key board has most of the letters worn off and I am not a touch typist, along with a slight case of dyslexia..

 

[RupertW]

I wonder. Most of the time my boat is held in place by the weight of the anchor chain. But when things get serious, it's the anchor that stops the chain moving too far by biting the bottom. So I suspect any big weight works quite well, but I'd want some bite in a storm.

It really isn’t being held by the chain. Even if it’s lying on the ground it is the anchor which is ultimately holding it. It’s very easy to confirm that for yourself by putting the boat end of the chain over when there is little current or wind and trying to lie to that. The boat will just drift in small steps even with the whole chain out.

 

[andrewdw22]

the best teacher is our own expeiriance, wins and loses

what bat was you on?

do you mean boat?
Probably the one for beginners