Primary Anchor? (demo poll)

Here is a demo poll question:
It seems like everyone is switching over to the new Rocna anchor, so I created this poll question to demonstrate the power of polling and this new feature. Above os the poll question, and then below here, we can have a discussion on the polling results. Members will only be allowed to vote once, so this should be a very good tool and nice resource for all of use to learn to use. Give it a try, create your own poll/survey....have FUN..
Hayden

I have a Fortress as well but have never deployed it.

Hayden, Excellent idea. Nice way to get collective feedback short and sweet. I primarily use a Bruce all the time as my overnight and lunch hook. However, if it were to get really snotty, I would deploy my plow. Both would be for great holding. We have had a few incidents where the wind switched 180 out at night using a danforth and ended up dragging. We have not used one since.

I hope this takes off....Thanks for sharing.
Pat

We cruise 24/7 in a lot of places we are unfamiliar with before we get there so tried to get a bullet proof ground tackle system. As I formerly worked at West Marine I could get about any of them for West Marine cost plus 25% as an employee before I started cruising. We adhere to the Steve Dashew philosphy: Get a large good storm anchor and make that your primary anchor... and you know you have the right anchor when others on your dock laugh at you! We elected to get a 65# SPADE with 3/8 System Seven chain. We also carry three other anchors, including a 35# Bruce, and an FX 55 and an FX37. In our last hurricane, we put out the SPade to the NW and back 50 feet from the spade shackled the Bruce 35 at the crown and end of the shank to the same chain, with another 100 feet of our 38 chain behind that. We put the FX55 out 200 feet on 3/4" GoldBraid to the NE, and put our FX37 out 100 feet to the South just to hold us waiting for the blow.

We used a combination of a CQR and Bruce initially when we moved aboard in 2003. The CQR was primary and the Bruce was never used. Switched to the Rocna in 2005 and would highly recommend it. There are several imitation versions (knocknas) but the Rocna is the anchor for us. Have used the anchor from Roque Island Maine to St Davids, Grenada and lots of places in between. No comparison.

I changed boats this year to an IP-370 from a Dufour 36. It came with a CQR. I have spent more nights this year at anchor in a wide variety of conditions than I did in total on my last boat. In saying that I have been thinking of changing it. I will watch this poll with interest.