Delfin
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One of my good friend who is an very experienced mariner ( and when I say very I mean really very experienced ) told me one day that the anchor does not matter so much but what is important is the size, length and weight of the chain you put down there. Any comment on this?
Bingo. Design certainly matters when comparing hooks of equal weight, and in that department an anchor designed to bury itself will be better than one that can't. Gravity works under water as well as on land, so the heavier hook designed to dive into the seabed will come out on top, all else being equal. And, it seems to me that diving ability is more important than weight when comparing anchors of different design, which is why the coast guard carries a Fortress on its cutters up here. The Coasties had to cut a Fortress loose off San Juan island and abandon it after it buried itself to deep to retrieve.
So, IMHO, I'll take the heaviest hook I can fit that is designed to disappear under the seabed as the best option. Ultra, Vulcan, Excell - these all seem to fit the bill, at least in my eyes.