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I think the correct term is 'moment of inertia'. The mast acts to dampen the speed of the roll.

There are several reasons depth of bury matters, but the most important is that the shear strength of soils, particularly...

Thanks Thinwater. Expressing the formula with a variable exponential is great way of simplifying the relationship between anchor...

I don't think you can pull data together from different sets of tests and derive this sort of correlation. The setting procedures...

Basic caveat when using line of best fit methods like linear regression. It is only valid within the range of data points used. While...

I am not sure if this answers your question, but when diving on our anchor I have consistently observed that if the wind is below about...

Fortress list the holding power of their anchors on their website: Anchor Selection Guide - Fortress Anchors Only a few anchor...

No, this is not accurate. There was a long thread on this subject some time ago so I am sure you are aware that this is not something I...

Your welcome. Thanks for everyone’s participation. I realise the science behind anchor testing is not everyone’s cup of tea. I have...

Kia ora, noelex, No, but that may be more to do with the way I attached my longish anchor roller, which was also welded to a V plate...

and a side view....

There is an important distinction between dynamic holding capacity (DHC) and static holding capacity (SHC) that should be understood...

Real world use. I used a Viking 10 on 26', 6,000lb yacht in 30 knot sustained, 50 knot gusst gale in a cove in NZ a couple years ago...

Thanks for the report. It is always valuable to hear how anchors are performing in the real world. The Viking 10 is recomended for...

That is Peter Smith’s (from Rocna) own website where he summarises the results of several anchor tests. It is perhaps not surprisingly...