Patent ID: 8495963

Claim:
An anchor for a watercraft, comprising: a first anchor extension; a second anchor extension attached to the first anchor extension; a base member attached to the second anchor extension; an actuation arrangement operable to sequentially axially drive the first and second anchor extensions in a deployment direction, the second anchor extension remaining in a substantially constant position relative to the base member until the first anchor extension has transitioned to a fully deployed position relative to the second anchor extension in the deployment direction; wherein the first anchor extension includes an anchoring portion and a stopping portion, and the second anchor extension includes a deployment catch portion, the stopping portion of the first anchor extension axially abutting the deployment catch portion of the second anchor extension in the fully deployed position, thereafter, the first and second anchor extensions deploying relative to the base member in unison; and wherein the stopping portion is formed by a piston at an end of the anchoring portion, wherein the actuation arrangement is mechanically directly connected to the piston to move the first anchor extension wherein the deployment catch portion is carried by the second anchor extension, the anchoring portion extending through the deployment catch portion in the fully deployed position, the piston axially abutting the deployment catch portion in the fully deployed position.