I have a Rocna that recently got tested in a 50+ knot squall and was one of two boats in the anchorage that did not drag. So I am a happy customer. The only thing I am unhappy with is the roll bar. I did not realize it when I bought it, but the anchor does not fit under the stanchions, so it is a real pain to do anything with once installed. I had been thinking about putting it in the anchor locker while racing, but that turns out to be impossible. Not a big deal, but might be for some. Dave
Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Oct 24, 2016, at 10:36 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Over the past 7 years working at and now managing a municipal marina along > the ICW, I've gotten to know a lot of liveaboard cruising boaters. Most > liveaboard spend most of their time at anchor, so setting and holding has a > high priority. From what I have seen and heard from them, the order of > preference and frequency of use of their anchors appears to be: > > Rocna > Mantus (a less expensive Rocna) (One or the other of these two are > probably on 40-50% of the boats. And I'm starting to see the versions of the > Rocna (called a Vulcan) and Mantus anchors that do not have the "roll bar" > across the top, because these versions work well on most bow rollers.) > Spade and Bruce (or a Bruce knockoff like the Simpson Lawrence Claw) - these > two are about even in frequency and are on maybe 25-30% of the boats > Almost all of the other anchors I notice on cruising boats are some sort of > plow type anchor > The cruisers who have a Danforth type anchor (including Fortress and > Guardian) aboard seem to view it as a lunch hook (or kedge anchor for getting > unstuck if aground) and not a primary anchor. (I will say that I got the idea > for carrying the Fortress FX23 I have aboard Imzadi for a lunch hook, and the > FX37 I carry as a 3rd storm anchor, from some cruising friends of mine. The > Fortress and Guardian anchors break down and store easily when not in use, > and they are light to schlep around the boat when you do use them.) > > Danforth type anchors seem to be ubiquitous on smaller power boats (if they > have an anchor at all), and on sailboats and larger power boats that spend > their lives at marina docks. > > Most of the cruisers seem to favor big anchors. The rule taught me many years > ago by an old USCG Mater Chief was 1 pound of anchor for every foot of boat > and at least 1 foot of chain for every foot of boat. Most of the cruisers > seem to follow that sort of norm, and I see a lot of even heavier anchors. A > 40' trawler in the marina right now has a 25kg Rocna as a primary anchor. > > On another observation based on my experience: The anchorage area off the > marina in Washington is soft mud running from about 6 to 16 feet deep, with > reversing current in response to strong and/or changing winds. In 7 years the > only boat than has never dragged is a 34 Hunter that uses a 15kg Rocna and > 100 feet of chain (I asked). Virtually every boat that uses a Danforth has > been in the weeds at least once (one of them went into the Highway Bridge 3 > times before the owner wised up). > > Different anchors have different benefits. A Danforth is supposed to be good > in sand and suck if there is shell, gravel or weed, for example. So I don't > see that there is a WORST anchor. But my guess is that a Danforth is in the > running for the title of LEAST RELIABLE anchor because it gets flipped out if > your boat gets blown over the top of it by wind or current, and it doesn't > want to reset. But it makes an good lunch hook if you are on the boat and > awake. > > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Christian > Tirtirau via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 7:53 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Christian Tirtirau <christian_tirti...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Stus-List Choosing an anchor for a C&C 35 mkll > > I second Dave’s view on the 3rd generation anchors. CQR is in fact the worst > anchor ever made, that’s why they had to be heavily oversized to work. Delta > is a 2nd generation anchor, good but not great. > For such a critical piece of equipment the choice should be one of the 3rd > gen anchors. Spade is the best anchor in the world, followed by Rocna and > Mantus. > The Spade is also the most expensive anchor in the world, so for most sailors > it’s a toss between the next two in line. > I have a Rocna 15 kg with 300 feet of 5/16 Acco chain and, consequently I > spend most of my time tending other people’s anchors and boats rather than > mine. All that tackle is handled by me with the help of an electric Maxwell > windlass. > > Chris > C&C 37 Northern Light > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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