"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message

Something I have always wondered about is that everyone talks about
anchors but nobody seems to talk about the anchor rode.

There's an excelent article discussing catenary, scope and chain/rode
ratios at http://www.rocna.com/boat-anchors/catenary.php
-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

And another at http://alain.fraysse.free.fr/sail/rode/
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JimB
Google 'jimb sail' or go www.jimbaerselman.f2s.com
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