"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message
...
I've never implied that I know everything about anchoring. I have dropped
the hook in lots of places with widely varying holding. I just get
concerned with comments that make single-handed anchoring sound easy. As
I
said before, it's typically easy in benign situations, but anchoring can
be
challenging even when things *should* be going well. I really don't care
if you put your boat on a reef, but I really care if you can't control the
situation and you drag into me or pull up my anchor!

Some people believe everything they read in these forums and I'm just
trying to provide an opposing view. I'm not trying to attack you, so
please accept my appologies if it appears that way.

This year I'm swapping my 45 lb CQR out for a 25 Kg Rocna because I'm
worried about the strong tidal currents in the Bahamas. My experience has
been that CQRs don't reset themselves very well in certain bottoms (such
as
sea grass) and based upon conversations that I've had with people who have
Rocnas, the Rocnas do a much better job. I want to keep up my record of
only having dragged a handful of times and sleeping soundly at night is
important to me!

-- Geoff

Geoff

Thanks for that recommendation. I just replaced my Bruce with a 15kg Rocna.
:-)

I'll probably keep the Bruce in the lazarette, in case I ever need a fourth
anchor, but it just lost out as my "go-to" anchor. It was already in danger
of losing out to my Delta, but now it's official.