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The Bruce Anchor Sets Best
A goodly portion of the best years of every sailor’s life has been spent reading reports on, opinions regarding, claims for, studies of and...
Selecting a Stern Anchor
I have a 30-foot sailboat and I was considering keeping an emergency anchor ready to lower quickly as a temporary way to stop drifting...
Three New Anchors Throw Their Weight Into the Practical Sailor Anchor Chronicles
While the original design carries only a one-year warranty, PS was glad to see that XYZ has given the Extreme anchors a lifetime warranty.Bottom...
Dinghy Anchors: Big Anchor Tech Scaled Down
Sailors spend considerable time pondering their anchoring arsenal for the mothership, but what about the dinghy? With the new Mantus Dinghy Anchor, it seems...
Broken Anchor Swivels and the Tales They Tell
An important question that comes up in our upcoming report on stainless-steel swivels for anchors is where the shackle should be introduced to the...
A Look at Anchor Rodes
I have a rope/chain rode on my Monk 36 trawler. I would like to add 50 feet of chain to the 100 feet that...
Taming the Anchor Dancer
In any wind, our Jenneau 39i charges around an anchorage like a scalded cat, fetching up at the end of each tack (bow more...
New England Ropes Premium Makes A Super Anchor Rode
What a sailor expects from a rope anchor rode is not very complicated. The rode should have great strength, stretch liberally, stoutly resist abrasion,...
Anchor Shackle Re-Test Modifies Initial Findings
In the August 2015 and October 2016 issues, we reported the preliminary results of our anchor-shackle tests. However, more recent testing has raised questions...
PS Advisor: Sea Anchor Sizing
I read your interesting article, "Best Tested Sea Anchors," in the Feb. 1, 2005 issue. I applied the sizing tables from each of the...