Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
A copy of the October, 2006 Sail Magazine was on the optometrist table today, so the reading was a little more pleasant than usual. Beginning on page 60, there is a rather lengthy article on anchor testing that is a worthwhile read.

There main conclusion: "Anchor design is evolving, but our results still confirm the rule of thumb that every boat should carry at least three different anchor designs and weights to deal with a wide variety of bottom types."
The SAIL testing has been discussed above.

In any case their conclusion is one thing we disagree with. As a matter of fact, several anchors displayed a consistency of performance that is very desirable. Furthermore it is hard to see how they can draw such a conclusion, when they have only tested on one bottom type, not a variety.