Which Anchor? and WHY? ULTRA-MARINE

[@marcoquiros1393]

As we all know here, we sailers are a little reluctant to change, you know, if it works, don't change it. In my case, my first anchor was a Bruce that didn't work very well, then I switched to a Delta and the matter was worse, and finally I opted for the "French" Spade and now I can sleep peacefully in any circumstance, but I firmly believe that this new generation of anchors can easily prove that they are better. What do you think? Do we give them a chance?

[@marcoquiros1393]

By the way, my secondary anchor is Danforth used just two times in tandem format during a storm. And at that moment I felt that the sailboat was welded to the seabed.. 😂

[@IWANVOLLEBREGT]

⁠@@marcoquiros1393 we had a spade, smaller and lighter, she did not sit at the first attempt, nor hold really happy we invested in chain and anchor, Ultramarine does deliver what they promise. We also carry 2 spare Danforth anchors to make a daisy chain setup like you describe.

[@marcoquiros1393]

I believe you, I am sure that it is worth every shilling and that the anchor does what it promises, I have no doubts, but investing €3000 / €3500 at this time only in an anchor... is a story apart, at least for me.

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Definitely throw out that croissant and smelly cheese for the Ultramarine. I love France and many of the things made here but we have total trust in these guys which is why we are working with them. Oh la la,

[@ahmedslihbuza6645]

there are some excellent anchor no need to get an ultra

[@IWANVOLLEBREGT]

First upgrade we did, Ultra anchor and chain, so far it has set on all first attempts and never, not once, dragged, great product!

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Glad to hear it, we trust them 100% which is why we are working with them too.

[@joseerazevedo]

Very nice, informative video! A n illustrated class on anchorsLoved it! Thank you very much! And see you on the next!

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Glad you liked it, we will be working with Ultrmarine in the future so I wanted to show why we trust them so much.

[@constantinealexandrakis]

Very informative, thank you!

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

I am happy it was of help, would you like more videos like this?

[@constantinealexandrakis]

@SVTONICBoatWives absolutely, whether on anchors, sails, lines, gear... I personally am always looking for resources online.

[@seawench555]

Hi Mate great vlog, very interesting. I would love to play with miniture anchors in my sand pit, I would have so much Fun!!!! Hope u and family are all well. We're doing good, having heaps of beautiful rain.👍🤣🏳️‍🌈

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Same here it's been wet for months, lots of flooding but the sailing season is on us so we are all happy. The sandpits are great and I did go looking for a bucket and spade but was told that they were for anchors only.

[@svsalserenity4375]

I have one , it’s the best anchor I have used , they are fantastic and worth the money

[@TheAegisClaw]

You say that, but this anchor is literally worth more than my boat. An 8kg anchor they recommend for my 0.7 ton 19 foot trailer sailor is over €1500!!!!

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

@@TheAegisClaw A good anchor is like insurance you hate paying for it but are happy you did when you are the only one in the anchorage that hasn't dragged and smashed on the rocks.😇

[@joannarose9686]

Nicely done, thank you for answering my questions about anchors.

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Glad to have helped.

[@luigib9279]

I have the Ultramarine and I approve this video 😜 Seriously best anchor ever, just disappears under the seabed

[@greenfeilds...1]

on a recent trip we wanted to stop to get out of some bad weather. We had 25-30 knots and 8ft seas and had been in that all day. The only option for harbor was not ideal as it has a small mooring field of private moorings and besides not knowing if they could accomodate a 60 Ft 30 Ton sailboat i have no idea if the moorings are inspected regularly or not. The other issue is this harbor gets poor reviews for holding and its also 50ft deep in the designated anchoring area. We decided to give it a try and if it did not work we would continue on. Well i was happy that after dropping the 60KG Ultra and almost all of our 300ft of 3/8 chain it seemed to dig in and hold very quickly. We had used the anchor about 10 times prior to this but in pretty ideal conditions so i knew it worked well but this was the first time we could not afford any drag. We watched the plotter swing pattern and visual landmarks and were convinced we were not dragging but it was still blowing close to 30 knots and there was a brutal rock lee shore just 200 yards behind us!!!!! So to say i was nervous is an understatement!!!! We decided to wake up every hour and check the plotter and landmarks and at around 3am the wind had died down to 15 and at that point after not moving an inch we slept the rest of the night. Im convinced that with almost any other anchor we would not have been able to stop for the night and would have had to endure high winds and rough seas all night. So besides being very pretty the Ultra anchor is an amazing piece of equipment that i am very happy i bought.

[@rodwaski]

I have an Ultra on order!

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

brilliant;)

[@brownnoise357]

Michael of Sailing Gently KZbin Channel recently lost is Anchor, due to a weak joining chain link. He had always stuck with CQR Anchors and had never had a problem with them including when doing a Circumnavigation during which he was almost exclusively anchoring - personal note, I have never heard of CWR ancorshaving a problem personally, though have been very wary of Anchors with hinges for Somerleyton, probably misplaced - Well Michael couldn't obtain a replacement CQR, and choices available were a Rocna for 800 dollars, or a Lewmar Delta for 400, so he went with the Lewmar Delta, and with several,anchoring now under his belt, so far he is quite happy with it, and he has found that it does set well. With his Beneteau 423 based in the Caribben, when he is away from his Marina Berth in Martiniwue, he is anchoring everywhere he goes so it will be interesting to see of he still ks with his new Lewmar Delta, or reverts to his beloved CQR Anchors . Michael has written a lot of really Superb Sailing books, such as heading South via the French Canals, guides to Meditteranean Marinas etc, plus probably my Favourite book, Coastal hopping along the Coast from The Atlantic Side of Fronce, via Spain and Portugal to Gibraltar with stopovers nightly along the way, which allows using Weather windows to travel as well, which is such a nice Route, it is the inly one I use now to head South. ichael is also extremely good at keeping his books updated, and his videos on them on his Sailing Gently Channel, are a real Treasure tbh Fight now, he is at home in France for Hurricane Season, so fingers crossed for the Safety of gis Boat. Best Wishes. Bob. 🤔🌟🌟🌟👍❤️.

[@ReviewByGeorge]

That sand pit test is flawed. Firstly the chain weight is not being accounted for in the physics of that test. Also as he reaches the end of that short pan of sand he is having to raise the chain, causing the arm to raise making that plow not dig in as much as it’s supposed to. To have a real test, that sand pit should be way longer and the chain should be thicker and heavier and he needs to drag it without lifting the chain. In a real world scenario and if the proper amount of chain/rode is deployed, the weight of the chain should stay on the sea bed keeping the anchor arm pointed down so the plow continues to be pointed down. Also he never placed that Ultra upside down to test the righting capability in the sand. He only showed dropping it on a flat hard floor (and not in water which the physics would be different) AND without a chain to weigh the arm down to demonstrate it righting itself, which we all know is not the same as dropping in soft sand or mud. I would like to see a mud demonstration comparison. Also a Bruce and Rocna comparison. But I understand that this is also a sales pitch so it’s typical to demonstrate in controlled and selective conditions and not showing any other scenarios that show any weaknesses. But it looks and sounds like a good design.

[@someguy9440]

rollcall: 3:45 am anchor alarm crew. present! I've never heard of the Ultra - looks amazing 😍😍😍

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Great bit of kit, I have delivered a few boats with an Ultramarine set and it is nice to sleep knowing you have a good holding.

[@brownnoise357]

My Anchoring perspective got modified by getting into the Rhode Island Harbour of Refuge to seek shelter from an incoming very severe Tornado Storm, when the ability of an Anchor to Fail Constructively really hit home by saving my boat from what would otherwise have been a capsize, with the anchor pushing out sideways after being hit by a tornado that was so powerful on the starboard side, that the VHF aerial on the top of the Mast, was buried under the water on the port side of the boat. The water had flooded the port side, side deck, and was on the brink of flooding the Cockpit. Then the boat popped upright and the anchor alarm started screaming, so engine started, I flew the anchor between the lines of boats behind me, and reset the anchor in the clear water in the rear. Got clipped by a few more weaker tornadoes, and the boat didn’t budge. I had tried to get a Rocna An hor, but my Visa would have run out prior to getting delivery. Peter, the owner of the Boatyard, said why not get a Lewmar Delta, I can get one of those delivered tomorrow? So I ordered a nicely oversized one, which went onto the end of all high quality triple galvanised chain. Basically, to me, the Lewmar Celta is effectively a Rocna without the hoop, and turned out to set easily and hold really well. That’s the Anchor I’m going to be sticking with tbh, but there are fake ones around to be wary of. I now know of others who have been delighted with their performance in the last couple of years as well in winds up to sixty knots and more. ❤ Best Wishes, Fair Winds, and Safe Travels. A rapidly recovering still landlocked Bob in Wales. 👍🙂🌟🌟🌟⛵️

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

So happy to see you back Bob, and we hope you are on the mend?

[@brownnoise357]

@@SVTONICBoatWives I’ve even lost the nickname of heavily bruised pincushion after all of the blood extraction points on my right arm have cleared up.🤣 My veins were getting so paranoid as soon as a nurse carrying a syringe came close they were diving deep into my arm to get away from the needles. There appears to be a lot of this p pneumonia bacteria around, as my best friend got rushed into hospital with it last week, and things are still touch and go with him after he has come out of the coma he was in. Apparently if his wife had left calling an ambulance for another hour, he would probably have been dead on arrival. My kid sister is my registered carer now, and she has been absolutely brilliant ❤️👍🌟🌟🌟❤️ . Right now I’m turning my attention to a possible redesign of boat wiring, and the posssibility of creating a zoned system to be able to make full use of the really efficient range of Victron Phoenix small smart inverters, that have really low standby power use, such as for cabins, the 385 va and 500 va models, for the saloon zone a 1200 va, or 2000 va same for the galley, with the possibility of adding in a 3000 va multiplus to function as a booster to cover the use of larger appliances. I’ll have to get a detailed spec with full compliance worked out with either Victron, or a full time marine electrical engineer, but it should help amateurs to start getting boat electrical Installations right, with simple copy and paste layouts for each zone, that then comply with with battery needs, and connections safely to off boat power sources, on boat power sources, and no power leaks off boat.Those small Victron inverters are pretty good value for money tbh. I think I mentioned that I’ve registered an interest in an ex charter Sailboat?It will be phased from the fleet in St Lucia, so getting it out of the hurricane belt in July should be fine. It’s a bit smaller than I would like, but shouldn’t be a problem to get it down to Trinidad for a haulout, a full survey and getting some work done. It has a classic Mast with slab reefing and lazy Jacks, so will need a new Mast and boom for in Mast furling .I’ll be able to ensure that essentials such as the Yanmar Saildrive Cone Clutch upgrade have been done, plus get the zone based rewiring done there too. So hoping there’s lots to look forward to, and as things will have to be done by professionals, it should all be done within a few months. Should be able to get to see the Trinidad football team playing while there as well. My father and I became supporters of them during the last World Cup he took any interest in before he died, and I promised to bring him a supporters a scarf and hat back from a visit there. Better late than never. Best Wishes, Fair Winds, and safe travels.Bob.🙂🌟🌟🌟⛵️❤️

[@RSF-xs7de]

Very good

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Happy you liked it,😁

[@TheAegisClaw]

For the Emperor!!!!!!

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

and beyond

[@datAero]

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[@SVTONICBoatWives]

@@datAero Like all those searching for wisdom.

[@ckfkkckfkfkf7697]

To me the ronca works just as good

[@MARIOSAILOR1]

Good explanation, There is no reazon to be extremely expensive. but the Spade is much more efective than they whant you to know... I know what im talking about, i have a Spade👍 ♠️ 4ever💪

[@SVTONICBoatWives]

Hi Mario, how's it going? Spades work and if set well are ok;) All we are showing is how Ultramarine has evolved and fixed many of the issues of the anchor. Our boat will be set up with an ultramarine as we trust the anchor and gear. If you are happy with yours and trust it then that is what matters by the way I like the choice of boat, the 473 is a superb boat. fair winds. 🤩😁😜