Rocna Anchor Supplier in Gibraltar

[Networks]

Does anyone know of a chandlery in Gibraltar that can supply a Rocna anchor?
Failing that a UK supplier that would ship one to Gibraltar VAT free?

 

[sarabande]

Try Piplers


Piplers of Poole
The Quay
BH15 1HF Poole , Dorset
United Kingdom
Phone: 01202 673 056

 

[Minchsailor]

Any mail order chandler should be able to ship to non-EU country VAT free. Whether it is worth the shipping cost for something as heavy as an anchor is a moot point.

 

[macd]

According to Rocna's website they have no dealer or distributor under the country link to Gib.
However, under the country link to Spain they do have one called Sheppards in...er...Gib.

Suggest you contact them direct: admin@sheppard.gi

Of course if you prefer to buy from an anchor manufacturer that knows their elbow from their...

 

[RichardS]

Of course if you prefer to buy from an anchor manufacturer that knows their elbow from their...

Move on ......... nothing to see. :ambivalence:

Richard

 

[macd]

Move on ......... nothing to see. :ambivalence:

My (light-hearted) point was that a company that couldn't keep track of where its dealers are might not be best qualified for keeping a vessel where it's suppose to be. Anything else you cared to read into it was entirely yours.

 

[J Neeves]

My (light-hearted) point was that a company that couldn't keep track of where its dealers are might not be best qualified for keeping a vessel where it's suppose to be. Anything else you cared to read into it was entirely yours.

+1

If anyone can tell the difference blindfold between a Spade, Rocna, Supreme, Ultra etc when in use - I would be very surprised and sceptical. I'd simply buy what of the newer designs is available, off the shelf. But shipping any anchor is daft, spend the shipping money on something useful.

Jonathan

 

[macd]

Just to clarify, Jonathan, it rather seems as though you can buy Rocnas in Gib (from a very well-known chandler), although the Rocna website is rather oblique in telling you this. So any issues of carriage and associated inconvenience don't appear to exist. A simple e-mail from the OP to the address given in post #4 will confirm.

 

[J Neeves]

Macd,

Yes appreciated the information you provided and I was not in any way detracting from your post nor the OP's choice. The OP does not mention size but few chandlers, in my experience, carry the full stock of sizes of most anchors and I commonly find that whatever it is I want they need to order in as a special. In this event - if they had a Spade, Supreme etc I might take them instead if it meant paying (a lot) extra or waiting too long for the first choice. But I would only suggest replacement with one of the more modern designs (not Delta, Bruce etc)

Jonathan

 

[BrianH]

But shipping any anchor is daft, spend the shipping money on something useful.

I bought a 15kg Rocna way back when the only European distributor was in Holland and it was shipped from there to my home in Switzerland for surprisingly little cost - can't remember exactly but only a small fraction of its retail price of €400. Whatever one pays today, somehow the shipping cost has to be factored in there somewhere, both to the distributor then the local outlet.

At least I got an original NZ manufacture. Within a year it had rusted quite badly where it had impacted against my bow-roller - re-galvanising was easy enough and paid for by Rocna. As a new generation anchor it was a revelation compared to my old CQR and Bruce anchors and never regretted.

 

[macd]

I just can't help being helpful, Networks. So can I suggest that the word you're looking for is "thanks"?