ULTRA Anchors - Strength??

I am not a fan of hollow shank and tubular construction anchors, I prefer solid anchors. My favorites are the Lewmar Delta stainless steel anchors.

Get a galvanized Rocna at least one size up from the recommended size for your boat and sleep very soundly when anchored for the night.

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I have slept soundly behind a Rocna one size up since 2007.

Let's not forget the mermaids.

It never hurts to impress the ladies.

Rocna is one of the few anchor companies that under rates their anchor size recommendations. Or perhaps I should say realistically rates their anchor size recommendations.

But I would still go with the next size up from their recommendation.

My theory on anchors is if you have a powered windlass doing the work of lifting your anchor, then get and put down the biggest one you can the first time. In fact if other boaters point at your anchor and laugh at its size for your boat, then it's just right.

Why anybody would consider it good seamanship to have to get up at 3 in the morning when a storm rolls in to deploy their "storm" anchor is beyond me.

Bit late to the conversation, but I guess you start on a forum some place.

The Ultra has a horizontal reinforcing bar inside the shank to strengthen it. My understanding is that the first ones didn't have this, then they added a single piece of flat bar, now use an overlapping double bar. I bought one, and can't vouch for its ultimate strength, but it digs in very quickly and holds better than the 80 kilo Claw I replaced.

Look at the Commercial vessels

We have two anchors...and a couple in storage for venturing into new territory. I always look at the smaller commercial fishermen, under 60 feet, and see what they're using in the waters that we cruise. Plus I like lots of chain and wire rope for really "silly" places that are unfamiliar in the Pacific Northwest. CQR is a favourite. Cheers, Richard.

I have been doing serious research on this subject, and have read nothing but incredible things about Rocna anchors. This was an Australian invention and company, who have been bought out by a Canadian company. And I am in agreement with the earlier post....who cares if an Anchor is ugly...if it sets and holds...then I'm sold! (no poetic justice taken)

If you're sold on a hoop style anchor, you might want to check the Manson Supreme. It performs about the same - better sometimes, worse others - than the Rocna, but the shank is around 15% stronger because of a larger total cross section and one grade better steel. As a personal preference, I like diving anchors, and the hoop inhibits this behavior. Once set, the Fortress generally outperforms them all, which may be why our local Coasties carry them on their cutters. But if a top performer that is butt ugly is what you are looking for, the Spade comes out on top of most every test I am aware off, and it is a diving anchor so as long as the sea bed will allow it, the harder you pull the better it sets.

As near as I can tell, the Ultra is an improvement on the Spade, is downright purty, and sets and holds phenomenally. But it is expensive....

I used a 110 kg Rocna on a 90' aluminum vessel that I took from Ft. Lauderdale, down through parts of the Caribbean, Panama and on to the West coast of Costa Rica and back. It set every time in all bottoms and set hard.

We always slept soundly.