Anyone use one of these?

[greeny]

XYZ Air Anchor - The most powerful anchor in the world.

 

[roaringgirl]

The comment on their youtube video says it all:

'There is only one way to test anchors nowadays semd one FOC to sv Panope ie. Steve Goodwin ( easy to find on youtube) for a full test. Either you will sell more than you can produce or go back to the drawing board'

 

[AngusMcDoon]

I want the one that's made of alumumimum because it carries no death weight.

 

[KompetentKrew]

I've seen a couple of ads for these on Faceache, so I mentally place them alongside the £99 stainless steel reproduction of a screwdriver from 1891 or the £120 adjustable spanner, of "historical design" and "for collectors", which are pitched to me in the same online venue.

 

[Sandy]

'There is only one way to test anchors nowadays semd one FOC to sv Panope ie. Steve Goodwin ( easy to find on youtube) for a full test. Either you will sell more than you can produce or go back to the drawing board'

I am no fan of Steve Goodwin's methodologies and find it quite scary bl00dy terrifying that at least one manufacture is now considering that he is the testing authority!

Note: In a past life I was a Safety Engineer on mission critical stuff and spent a lot of time on destructive and non destructive testing.

 

[boomerangben]

I like the concept and goes to show that fluke area is what provides holding, the shank should be as small as possible and roll bars are unnecessary. However, how easily does it launch and recover, what’s it like in other bottoms and………… HOW MUCH!!!!!! £££££!!!!!

 

[Rappey]

am no fan of Steve Goodwin's methodologies

I kind of agree with you . Reason being there are so many anchor testers and rocna always come out well, until you get to steves tests and he makes them out to be terrible.
50 vids say Rocna great, he says bad? Seems awfully biased.

 

[boomerangben]

I am no fan of Steve Goodwin's methodologies and find it quite scary bl00dy terrifying that at least one manufacture is now considering that he is the testing authority!

Note: In a past life I was a Safety Engineer on mission critical stuff and spent a lot of time on destructive and non destructive testing.

I agree. Steve does not claim it is anything other than a hobby, but he seems to “achieve” what magazines can’t - videos of anchors setting. But his methods seems (to me at least) to represent those that abuse their anchor during setting rather than good practice. A marketing department’s dream if your anchor does well in that testing regime.