Anchoring

[dunedin]

You'd need a bit more scope than most of us carry in 4,000m depth

Yes, but which anchor type is best for mid Atlantic?

 

[Mark-1]

Yes, but which anchor type is best for mid Atlantic?

Anyone who reads the YBW anchor threads know a previous gen anchor makes your boat move about faster.

So any previous Gen anchor dragged along the bottom on 18 miles of thin line ought to add a few knots to boat speed all the way. Result.

 

[capnsensible]

A spends six months cruising the Windies anchoring in New places more than 100 times.

 

[capnsensible]

Yes, but which anchor type is best for mid Atlantic?

Drogue.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Drogue.

Drogues are notorious for dragging, though.

 

[lustyd]

A spends six months cruising the Windies anchoring in New places more than 100 times.

While B is on the hard due to the conditions in Altaltic France over winter. B spends the winter bemoaning the anchor choices of A on forums while A is drinking rum, oblivious

 

[capnsensible]

A rubs it by visiting St Maarten, Guadeloupe and Martinique amongst others by drinking French rum.

 

[B27]

Yes, but which anchor type is best for mid Atlantic?

Best to use one of the cables that's bolted to America at one end and Europe at the other?

Seriously we used a Danforth. We were quite close to the Azores....