Nomad Willy
Guru
AllanY,That was a breath of fresh air. There's so much hype about these "next generation" anchors*it seems to good to be true. And we all know what that means. On what seemed to be the biggest and best anchor test about 5 next generation anchors tested with 20 times the holding power of most all the old standby anchors like CQR, Danforth and Bruce. TWENTY TIMES. How could these old anchors have kept the boats of the world off the beach and rocks if that were true? And at the bottom there was an advertisement by guru Peter Smith about his next gen anchor. What does that say about Practical Sailor Magazine? I've never seen a copy of PS mag but I'll bet there's full page adds for next gen anchors. I do think many of the comparisons are probably valid though. I was hoping on this thread more would tell of their experiences anchoring and build a basement of knowledge to get one through all the hype and old wives tales. Probably 25% of our members have the Bruce anchor and feel it needs replacement now and that may not be justified. Interesting how the Plough has driven or influenced most of the NG designs.
Thanks again for your post Allan.
Eric
Thanks again for your post Allan.
Eric