Rigging Modern Anchors

Product Description

Rigging Modern Anchors demystifies anchoring with today’s modern anchors. Through years of systematic testing, Drew Frye has produced a new benchmark of understanding based on empirical data instead of anecdotal wisdom, passed down from one sailor to the next without proof or deep understanding of the fundamental concepts involved. In Rigging Modern Anchors, we dig deeply into the how and why of anchoring, using hard numbers as our foundation. Included are in-depth discussions of anchoring basics, loads, scope, and the effects of cyclical loading, soil consolidation, and bottom characteristics, on holding power. Special attention is given to problem bottoms such as very soft mud and rock. There are anchor-specific observations, discussions of tandem anchors and rigging methods, plus an extensive appendix containing test data, open source designs for bridle plates and anchor turners, strength and toughness for various chain types, anchor connector recommendations, anchor sizing guides and more. Proper anchoring technique, rigging, and gear selection are vital to the safety of ship and crew. Instead of hoping your anchor and rigging scheme will hold, read Rigging Modern Anchors and be sure.

About the Author

Drew Frye has cruised the Chesapeake Bay and mid-Atlantic coast aboard a variety of sailboats, including the Stiletto 27 Cherokee Sun, the 34-foot PDQ catamaran Shoal Survivor, and most recently a Corsair F-24 trimaran, always searching for out of the way places known only to locals. An award-winning author, Frye has written several books on different aspects of sailing (listed below) and over 200 articles for popular sailing magazines, including Practical Sailor and Good Old Boat. Topics have included sailing, DIY projects, cruising, and unsurprisingly, all aspects of anchoring. A chemical engineer by training, a 40-year rock and ice climber and 30-year sailor by inclination, he brings a broad mix of experiences to solving boating problems and writing about them. His dock-mates have learned to expect “experiments in progress” both down at the end of the pier and onboard. You can keep up-to-date with his most recent ramblings through his blog at http://sail-delmarva.blogspot.com/ Other Books by Drew Frye include: Keeping a Cruising Boat for Peanuts, 2017 Singlehanded Sailing for the Coastal Sailor, 2017 Faster Cruising for the Coastal Sailor, 2016 Circumnavigating the Delmarva: A Guide for the Shoal Draft Sailor, 2015