Wednesday, April 29, 2015

This will let us sleep soundly....hopefully

Last year we had the unpleasant experience to be waken at night by the resolute shouting of the skipper from the next boat in the anchoring field, because we were drifting towards their boat and already hitting it....It was a clear nightmare....Thank God no one was hurt and no damage was done neither to the other boat nor to Madita....we were not the only ones drifting that night when wind changed, but still we felt awful....
We were uncomfortable with our anchor before, but this set it: Either we get better gear or no anchoring anymore...

Today Wolfgang brought the "solution to all our problems" at home:
Our new 15 kg anchor with 8 meter of chain....The whole family inspected it and some first dry-test were done on it....
The principle of the Rocna Anchor is the hoop, which let it roll over in case the ground is hit by the wrong side. The weight distribution to the tip of the blade is crucial for rolling in the right position and safely digging into the ground....

The only question remaining: Will it fit in our anchor box at Madita's bow.....To be continued ;-)









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