A Tale of Two Anchors

It was October, but the water was still warm enough for swimming, so one of us went overboard with a mask, set the anchor...

Mounting the ‘Odd’ Bulwagga Anchor

In several of the most recent reports on anchor testing, Practical Sailor has commented favorably on the setting ability and holding power of the...

Mounting the ‘Odd’ Bulwagga Anchor

In several of the most recent reports on anchor testing, Practical Sailor has commented favorably on the setting ability and holding power of the...

Anchor Reset Tests

When a sailor hooks his beloved boat to good, old Mother Earth, he hopes his anchor will stay put—for lunch, for a good night’s...

The Happy Hooker and Other Ingenious (de)Vices

Approaching your own mooring or dock always has a nice “home-again” quality. Lines are attached and often rigged to make it easy. It’s usually...

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...

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,...

Offshore Log: Anchor Shackle Warning

After six months of daily use, we were surprised to discover that the shackle pin on the high-tensile galvanized shackle connecting our anchor chain...

In Sand, The Spade and Bulwagga Rank at the Top of 15 Anchors

Round 2 of Practical Sailor’s continuing series of anchor tests produced some surprising results. The holding-in-sand tests revealed that:1. Two relatively unknown anchors—one called...

Low-draw LED Anchor Light

On the back page of the Fall 1999 Davis catalog are six new products—amber, red and white LED Clusters™ in either single- or double-contact...

40-Footer Boat Tours – With Some Big Surprises! | Boat Tour

Join us at the Miami Boat Show as we get on four 40-footers for boat tours! A Beneteau 37.1, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410, Dufour...