ULTRAnchor

[wazza]

I'm sure it does, but what I meant was that the thick shank must present quite a lot of resistance to the anchor trying to bury into the seabed- compared to, e.g, the flat plate shanks of Deltas, Manson, and Rocnas.

I don't know if the mini anchors were exactly to scale although they appeared to be, but nevertheless the Ultra buried itself in very easily, with not a lot of resistance from the shaft. It dug in hard and deep quickly.
I'm probably not going to buy one as it was expensive and I am very happy with my Bruce. But if I were looking to buy a new anchor this one, from the limited info I have, this would probably be the one!

 

[Twister_Ken]

Would the thickness of the shank not work against it when trying to burrow into the seabed? Not that I know much about anchor design.

The thickest part of the shank is going into ground that had already been ploughed by the blade, so I wouldn't have thought it would encounter much resistance.

 

[vyv_cox]

I'm sure it does, but what I meant was that the thick shank must present quite a lot of resistance to the anchor trying to bury into the seabed- compared to, e.g, the flat plate shanks of Deltas, Manson, and Rocnas.

I suspect that the flat plate is simply the cheapest means of minimising shank weight, the holy grail of new generation anchors. Seems unlikely that the likelihood of it penetrating the ground was a design issue.

This is my Rocna after a night of solid F6-7. It seems to prove Ken's point, the shank lying in the disturbed sand forward of the flukes.

 

[geoid96]

Vyv,
An interesting photo. Is the line and orange float a short trip line that you can hook if required, rather than lead it to a float on the surface? If so, what do you use to hook it?

 

[vyv_cox]

Vyv,
An interesting photo. Is the line and orange float a short trip line that you can hook if required, rather than lead it to a float on the surface? If so, what do you use to hook it?

Use of my float and floating line dates back to 2005, after my original connector failed on my Delta anchor and I could not find it in weed. It is simply there to indicate the position of the anchor on the seabed. I notice that many cruisers in the Med carry a similar float, e.g. most Sunsail flotilla boats seem to have them. I have found it useful on many occasions, but the ability to see 10 metres or more underwater makes a considerable contribution!

 

[Boo2]

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[vyv_cox]

The verb 'to lakesailor'.

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Boo2

I thought that to Lakesailor was to thank someone for information supplied by someone else. Any experts out there?