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Practical Sailor Anchor Resetting Tests 2012
Practical Sailor has carried out dozens of anchor tests over the years.
New designs, like ... and ULTRA top-veering tests.
Practical Sailor has carried out dozens of anchor tests over the years. The majority of these tests have compared the ability of various anchor types to set and hold in specific bottoms-sand, clay, soft mud, etc. Our most recent in-depth anchor report was a series of tests to calculate wind loads imposed on a typical cruising boat while at anchor (PS, May 2012). This month, we set out to compare anchor performance when the boat position changes under the forces of wind or tide, a shift that often causes the anchor to move and reset itself. We have carried out this type of veer-reset test before, but the last one was in January 2001, before many of today's anchors had been introduced or made available in the U.S.
