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I think a yacht like this has about 200 meters of anchor chain which should help the anchors to sustain even a hurricane. But if it is shallow and you just have half or less of the chain out, it could be harder for the anchors when the yacht is bouncing on the surface and lifting all of the chain.
And if one goes, the other will soon go as well...
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Okay thanks.
So is that 200 meters chain divided into 2 rodes, with 2 anchors?
That would be 100 meters each.
Plenty for the shallow waters in Florida and the Bahamas for sure.
What about the anchors?
Design, construction and holding power?
(I don't have any experience with the class of yacht we are talking about
: The biggest yacht I ever skippered was a Johnson 70 and the anchors that came with that boat was more fit for a Boston Whaler: Told the owner to get a least a 110 lbs Delta. He agreed if I could get one that was shiny...As in Stainless Steel. The biggest they made in SS then was 88 lbs..40 KGs..Not quite big enough in my book)
Just curious about the anchor logic on big yachts as I seem to remember the Mirabella V dragged anhor and hit the rocks in a gale...In a hurricane, all bets are off, but a gale..?