RIGGING MODERN ANCHORS: Unraveling the Mysteries of Using Today’s Modern Anchors

Rigging Modern Anchors demystifies anchoring with today’s modern anchors. Through years of systematic testing, Drew Frye has produced a new benchmark of understanding based on empirical data instead of anecdotal wisdom, passed down from one sailor to the next without proof or deep understanding of the fundamental concepts involved. In Rigging Modern Anchors, we dig deeper into the how and why of anchoring, using hard numbers as our foundation.

Included are in-depth discussions of anchoring basics, loads, scope, and the effects of cyclical loading, soil consolidation, and bottom characteristics, on holding power. Special attention is given to problem bottoms such as very soft mud and rock. There are anchor-specific observations, discussions of tandem anchors, and rigging methods, plus an extensive appendix containing test data, open-source designs for bridle plates and anchor turners, strength, and toughness for various chain types, anchor connector recommendations, anchor sizing guides, and more.