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How to Anchor Securely
Learn about different anchoring techniques and what type of anchor works best
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By Tom Burden, Last updated: 8/7/2019
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Selecting the Right Anchor
What is the best type of anchor for your boat? The answer is often “more than
one anchor, of different types.”
By Tom Burden, Last updated: 5/20/2022
Buyers Guide
Do-it-Yourself: Upgrading Your Anchor Rode
This article discusses anchor rode components and will guide you toward an
anchor rode that is right for your boat.
By Tom Burden, Last updated: 8/8/2019
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Selecting an Anchor Rode
This article discusses anchor rode components and will guide you toward an
anchor rode that is right for your boat.
By Tom Burden, Last updated: 5/28/2020
Buyers Guide
THE IMPORTANCE OF ANCHORS
Whether you own a full-keeled cruiser, a heavy trawler, an aluminum runabout, a
kayak or any other type of boat, your anchor is arguably the most important
piece of safety gear to have. Calling for help with your cell phone or VHF radio
won’t stop your boat if you find yourself drifting toward a lee shore with a
dead engine—and it’s not going to stop your kayak in a river when you are too
pooped to paddle. Ask any cruiser, and they will tell you just how much they
appreciate being able to sleep soundly, knowing that their boat is held securely
against wind, current and waves.
THE BEST ANCHOR FOR YOUR BOAT
Given West Marine’s tremendous selection of anchors, which one should you
choose? The short answer often is “more than one type.” This is because the type
of bottom—mud, sand, coral, grass or rock—as well as the size and windage (wind
resistance) of your boat have a bearing on which anchor is best. Since many of
us use our boats in a variety of conditions, having a couple types of anchors on
board makes sense.
TYPES OF ANCHORS
Our selection can be divided into seven different types of anchors: pivoting
fluke-style, Bruce-type, fixed-shank scoop, non-hinged plow, hinged plow, plus
river and lake anchors and various types of shallow water anchors. Depending on
the type of boat you have and the composition of the seabed where you expect to
“drop the hook,” one or more of these types of anchors should be good for you.
HOW BIG AN ANCHOR DO YOU NEED?
Sizing an anchor for your boat reinforces, with some limits, the “bigger is
better” idea. Having a properly sized anchor ready could make the difference in
an emergency between drifting onto a rocky shore or staying free from danger.
However, raising any but the lightest of anchors by hand requires a strong back.
You’ll find the process is much easier with a windlass.
When selecting an anchor, take the manufacturers’ suggested sizes into account
and consider your boating style. Do you typically anchor for two hours or for
two weeks, in a lake or in the Atlantic Ocean?
THINK IN TERMS OF A COMPLETE ANCHORING SYSTEM.
When selecting an anchor, you should think of it as part of a complete ground
tackle system. Apart from the anchor itself, ground tackle systems include the
rode, which can be all rope, all chain, or a combination of rope and chain. The
system also will include a means to store your anchor, which might be a bow
roller or at its simplest, an anchor bag that holds your anchor and rode. West
Marine offers a number of anchor packages that include the anchor and rode.
Depending on the weight, raising or “weighing” your anchor can be hard work.
That is why large, heavy anchors require the use of a windlass. Windlasses can
be manual or electric. Manual windlasses supply your crew with a mechanical
advantage for weighing your anchor. Many electric windlasses can be operated
remotely from your boat’s fly bridge or cockpit, which is especially helpful in
a short-handed situation. For more help with setting up your anchoring system,
see our West Advisor articles: Selecting the Right Anchor, Selecting an Anchor
Rode, Anchor Rollers and Installing an Anchor Windlass.
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immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can
browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of
the most important screen-reader requirements:
1. Screen-reader optimization: we run a process that learns the website’s
components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when
updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with
meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide
accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons,
search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs;
element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others.
Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images. It
provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based
description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not
described. It will also extract texts embedded within the image using an OCR
(optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader
adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard
combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn
the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with popular screen readers such as JAWS,
NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack.
2. Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the
website’s HTML and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the
website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the
website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow
keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key,
navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill
them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.
Additionally, keyboard users will find content-skip menus available at any
time by clicking Alt+2, or as the first element of the site while navigating
with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by
moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, not allowing
the focus to drift outside.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F”
(forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported on our website
* Epilepsy Safe Profile: this profile enables people with epilepsy to safely
use the website by eliminating the risk of seizures resulting from flashing
or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
* Vision Impaired Profile: this profile adjusts the website so that it is
accessible to the majority of visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight,
Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
* Cognitive Disability Profile: this profile provides various assistive
features to help users with cognitive disabilities such as Autism, Dyslexia,
CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements more easily.
* ADHD Friendly Profile: this profile significantly reduces distractions and
noise to help people with ADHD, and Neurodevelopmental disorders browse,
read, and focus on the essential elements more easily.
* Blind Users Profile (Screen-readers): this profile adjusts the website to be
compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A
screen-reader is installed on the blind user’s computer, and this site is
compatible with it.
* Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables
motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab,
Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M”
(menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to
jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
1. Font adjustments – users can increase and decrease its size, change its
family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
2. Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as
light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color
schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds with over seven different coloring
options.
3. Animations – epileptic users can stop all running animations with the click
of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs,
and CSS flashing transitions.
4. Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize essential elements such
as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered
elements only.
5. Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other
issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the
entire website instantly.
6. Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine linked to Wikipedia and
Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of
phrases, initials, slang, and others.
7. Additional functions – we allow users to change cursor color and size, use a
printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Assistive technology and browser compatibility
We aim to support as many browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so
our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as
possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major
systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share, including Google
Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS, and NVDA
(screen readers), both for Windows and MAC users.
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their
needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are
in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological
solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our
accessibility, adding, updating, improving its options and features, and
developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal
level of accessibility following technological advancements. If you wish to
contact the website’s owner, please use the website's form
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