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River anchoring
Posted by Craig Smith on Jun 14 2005
Let me state at this point that I represent Rocna Anchors, a New Zealand company, which has two ramifications: 1) I am biased, but 2) I probably know what I'm talking about. :)
In New Zealand we have many rivers etc, but conditions are very varied. We designed our anchor for international cruising, as well as cruising around the NZ coast, so what we came up with is good for pretty much anything.
Rutting Moose is not wrong with his discussion of angles, and some "fluke" style anchors have variable angles, the ideal being different for "soft" bottoms such as mud and "hard" bottoms such as sand. In most rivers of course you have soft mud, and also sometimes shingle? However, changing the angles all the time is problematic, and trying to choose one angle for a fixed shank is tricky.
We have designed our anchor so it sets in litterally anything; unlike fluke and plow styles, it is designed to rest on its side then "twist" in as it sets. You can see this happening in our video which we have online; take a few minutes to watch it. www.rocna.com and select "watch the video".
Happy to help with any other questions or issues.
Good luck.
Craig Smith
Rocna Anchors
www.rocna.com
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