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Grippy : The still missing anchor buoy!
GRIPPY is a highly technological anchor buoy and at the same time simple and intuitive to use.
Produced with a refined design, award-winning with special mention ADI, association for industrial design in 2016 and winning the 1st ADI award in 2018 available in 5 versions :
BASIC – Quality at the right price
light and compact, with self-winding rope up to 15 m long in HMPE material, it is able to withstand up to 500 kg; it is equipped with removable visual indicator. It is the first anchor buoy with 2 watertight chambers that house the mechanical components. Compact and light, its 20 cm diameter and its weight of only 1.3 kg make it easy to handle and easily stowed. Possibility to reach depths up to 25 meters by purchasing the HMPE extension kit available as an accessory.
LIGHT – Full optional anchor buoy
light and compact, with self-winding rope up to 25 m long in HMPE material, it is able to withstand up to 500 kg; Integrated and automatic night lighting with solar charge, holder to the rail and removable visual indicator. It is the first anchor buoy with 2 watertight chambers that house the mechanical and electronics components. Compact and light, its 20 cm diameter and its weight of only 1.3 kg make it easy to handle and easily stowed. Unique in its kind it remains always on the vertical of the anchor even with currents or strong wind. Equipped with a 316 stainless steel cable + shackle with a capacity of over 500 kg, also available as an accessory for Grippy Basic. Possibility to reach depths up to 35 meters by purchasing the HMPE extension kit available as an accessory.
HEAVY – The buoy specific for weighty anchors
The first anchor buoy useful to release weighty anchors, thanks to its rope up to 20 m of lenght in UHMWPE matrial it is able to withstand up to 1200 kg. It takes advantage of Grippy light's technology. Compact and light, its 20 cm diameter and its weight of only 1.4 kg make it easy to handle and easily stowed. Unique in its kind, it remains always on the vertical of the anchor even with currents or strong wind.Equipped with a 316 stainless steel cable + shackle with a capacity of over 1200 kg, also available as an accessory for Grippy Basic. The cable protects the HMPE rope against rubbing against the rocks on particularly rocky seabed. It also allows the buoy to be removed at the end of use, without having to detach it from the anchor's crown; In this way, it will be possible to store the buoy during navigation, this will facilitate the next use. Possibility to reach depths up to 30 meters by purchasing the HMPE extension kit available as an accessory.
ABR - The anchor buoy becoming smart
GRIPPY in the ABR Automatic Brake Rope version , are equipped with a revolutionary technology. When the device exceeds the 90° inclination, while the anchor is sailed, the sliding of the rope is stopped immediately allowing an easy recovery of the buoy directly from its rope. This innovative and unique particularity, allows you to use Grippy in a practical and safe way also on catamarans and on high bow boats, where until now its recovery has been particularly uncomfortable or even improbable and dangerous. No maintenance and no consumables.