BOATS & GEAR TRIED & TESTEDWhich anchor
is best?

ANCHOR TESTAnchor design has undergone a revolution recently and bold claims havebeen made about better holding in a greater variety of seabeds. But how
good are they? To find out, Daniel Allisy tested seven new steel designs
and two lightweight aluminium ones against two of the most popular andtrusted anchors in the world: the CQR and the Britany.
The results are remarkable and the lessons learned invaluable%0092()6;%8)64,38374-)66)1%68-26%>-%0038,)64,3837<%:-)66-'%6(39BRITANYBUGEL

KOBRA 2DELTA

MANSON
SUPREMEBRAKE 16SPADE S 80

XYZFORTRESS 10.6

Left: It takes a pull of
1,500kg on the cableof the excellent Kobra
anchor to make it
break out of hard sand,equivalent to the pullof a 12m (40ft) yacht
anchored in 50 knots ofwind – Storm Force 10CQR

SPADE A 80

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