Anchor tripping line

[fuss]

I am looking for a better tripping line, currently I tie 10m of floating line along my chain but it gets damaged over a short time and i thought this idea looked quite good.

Its a weight that slides down the chain, latches onto a stainless tube round the chain next to the shackle and then this slides up the chain a bit, so as to move the pivot point (via a smaller chain) to the front of the anchor. The anchor is then raised fluke first.

see http://anchorrescue.com/index.html

As I was doing a forum search, I saw that the owner had tried to introduce it to the forums before but no forum members analysed it from a practical point of view.

I would like to know if anyone had tried it and what experience they had.
Can it be purchased in Europe?

To me, it looks very good.

 

[ghostlymoron]

Looks good - except for the price

 

[Sandyman]

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217312&highlight=anchorrescue

So little debate. Strange for an anchoring thread

 

[SAMYL]

Looks like too many moving parts for my mind.
I use a length of chain about a foot long attached to a strong line. If the anchor fouls the small chain is shackled as a loop around the anchor chain which is held taught. The loop of chain is then lowered down as far as poss and hopefully it will have slid down over the anchor shaft.
The anchor chain is then relaxed and the line pulled to release the anchor fluke first.
If need be the dinghy is used to take the small line up wind/current to get a better purchase on the anchor.
So far it has worked for me and cost next to nothing.

 

[homer]

I have seen a gadget which was called something like a "Breton anchor ring" which consists of a big stainless ring welded to a shackle. You can shackle it around the chain, lower it down on a tripping line and, by pulling it the right way, persuade it to slide along the shank so you can trip the anchor. Looks simple enough but I've never tried one so don't know if they work well.

 

[PeterGibbs]

I have seen a gadget which was called something like a "Breton anchor ring" which consists of a big stainless ring welded to a shackle. You can shackle it around the chain, lower it down on a tripping line and, by pulling it the right way, persuade it to slide along the shank so you can trip the anchor. Looks simple enough but I've never tried one so don't know if they work well.

I have one but have never used it in anger. Looks nice and could be useful (for what?) so gets added to the on board clobber.

Regular trip line? Absolute murder - useless in the extreme, even dangerous - did have, did use it, and regret it to this day! Completely barmy idea: if you feel your anchor is at risk - hey, you could find somewhere else to anchor? No? Put it this way - if you know the terrain is rubbish, why are you putting down anything, tripline or no?

PWG

 

[ghostlymoron]

Some Greek harbours like Gaios and Hydra are notorious for foul bottoms but if you don't go there you are missing lovely places. I had to dive for my anchor in Gaios.

 

[fuss]

Yes, I found the other thread surprisingly short too.

The trip line (in my opinion) should be cable tied to the chain for 10meters for use in emergencies.... not of the floating buoy arrangement as this causes problems for the others...

The problem is that you just dont know when you are going to catch on something bad... thats why its needed sometimes.

I thought that the anchorrescue might be an improvement on 10m of floating line clipped to the chain at 1m intervals.

 

[Robin]

My first inclination is always to anchor where the bottom is expected to be clean, I would only use a trip line if I really was concerned and really had to be in that spot. In over 40 years I've only been badly snagged three times that I can remember to the point where I had to either dive on the anchor or rig another means of recovery. One involved a dive the others two hoists with the windlass, one of a ground chain and one an old telephone cable, followed by a line passed underneath to take the load whilst the anchor/chain were released.

Trip lines are a serious PITA, probably invented by someone wanting to see others suffer. This expensive solution looks too dodgy to me to trust under heavy load anyway.

 

[Conachair]

I am looking for a better tripping line, currently I tie 10m of floating line along my chain but it gets damaged over a short time .

Can't answer the question but have a couple instead - why floating line and how does it get damaged?

I've used the same thing with 6mm, think it was. Used wipping twine to attach to the chain every metre or so, seemed to work OK, though never had to used it.

thinking of investing in some 3mm amsteel blue or something for a permament thing.

 

[rbarby]

AnchorRescue - a word from the maker

I am a principal in Boxer Marine LLC, the maker of AnchorRescue. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have about AnchorRescue. I am also interested in your thoughts or comments about the product.

I will only address questions directed to me and will try to avoid giving a 'sales pitch'.

And thank you Fuss for mentioning AnchorRescue.

Richard Provonchee, Boxer Marine, LLC

 

[Roberto]

After having tried a few solutions, I eventually ended up with a 10m tripping line with three fishing net floaters tied every 3m, with the free end of the line tied to the chain leaving a generous slack, it worked well so far, the floaters keep the line untangled from the chain even with strong current and after 3-4 tide inversions, and there is no risk of the rope wrapping around and around the chain unvoluntarily tripping the anchor


As others have said, if at all possible I prefer not to use it, though in certain circumstances it buys peace of mind, here we anchored in a river a few metres wide, with the real possibility of the anchor grabbing some submerged trunks, those guests on the background quickly freeze any enthusiasm for a dive