Hi.

The Rocna is designed and made in New Zealand. A very similar anchor is
the Manson Supreme, also designed and made in New Zealand. I have seen
a slinging match online about who copied who but nonetheless, they are
both very good anchors. I have bought the Manson Supreme for my yacht
and it is the same weight as recommended for the size of yacht as the
CQR that I replaced. I was originally going to replace the CQR with a
Delta when I discovered the Manson Supreme in the chandler's catalogue
and did some research on it which convinced me that it would be a more
effective anchor than the Delta (although only slightly so...).

With the CQR, I never really felt the anchor bite and rarely had it set
effectively and opted mostly to use an admiralty anchor which is very
effective but cumbersome. The Supreme on the other hand is very easy to
use and set. It's like being chained to a power pole when backing down -
rock solid. I'm very happy with my choice.

The Manson is also the first anchor to be certified by Lloyds as Super
High Holding Power.

In Australia, I didn't find a dealer for the Rocna, and indeed only
became aware of them after I had ordered my Manson. That said the Manson
is also quite a bit cheaper than the Rocna. Both anchors are designed
to dig in immediately and will work very well even on a weed covered
bottom.

Check their websites. Rocna have included a comprehensive West Marine
anchor test on their site.
http://www.rocna.com/press/press_0612_wm_ym_testing.pdf

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Nick.


Gordon wrote:
Researching anchors and keep popping up testimonials on how absolutely
great the new Rocnas are! Always set the first time, never drag in any
bottom, yada, yada.
Then I realized why! They size them twice the size of other anchors!
My boat calls for a 15 kg Bruce for 60 knot winds.
A 35# CQR. (16 kg) and
A whopping 33 kg for Rocna!

So does this mean the Rocna design is so lousy it takes twice the
weight to work properly?

Gordon