Anchoring System Solutions
The information in our Knowledge Centre offers guidance on assembling a complete anchoring system, not just based on your yacht specification, but also your cruising ambitions, including your anticipated and worst-case scenario anchoring conditions.
Start by assessing your current Anchoring System
An appraisal of your current set-up is an excellent way to start your upgrade plan.
Team Jimmy Green recommend this article because it prompts all the right questions:
Jimmy Green Anchoring Assessment
What needs upgrading and should it be included in my Anchoring Package ?
An Anchoring system comprises every individual part of the anchor rode from the windlass to the bitter end including the components to safely set, snub, retrieve and stow the anchor.
The anchor, chain, warp and all the connecting swivels, shackles and splicing form the basics of the system.
Windlasses, chain stoppers, chain grips and grabbers, snubbing strops or snubbing bridles can then be specified to control the associated loads.
Any Anchor System is only as strong as the weakest link, so all the constituent parts need to be comparable in strength.
The increased holding power of modern anchors also means that all the joining elements are subjected to higher loads than ever before.
Jimmy Green Marine recommend that you consider only chain, warp and connectors with genuine provenance and a manufacturer published load rating.
We have a wide array of options for you to assess before making your final decision.
You may be considering the purchase of a completely new anchoring set-up or just a part of it - any substantial multiple-product combination of anchoring products may be considered to be a package.
However, although there may sometimes be a small extra discount applicable to a package, there are currently no reductions available.
We can look at the website generated freight charge and advise whether this can be reduced, please enquire.
You are welcome to 'click and collect' to save the delivery cost.
Tell us about your Anchoring requirements
Please include:
- Boat length overall
- Displacement
- Current set-up
- Desired set-up
- Type of sailing that you intend to do
Our guidance will be based on your information - more details should lead to a more considered solution.
Do your research
There is a wealth of information on JimmyGreen.com which should help you to narrow down your ideas to a point where Team Jimmy Green can take you through suitable options and help you to make a final decision.
Ask Questions
Ask us any question, but bear in mind we can only answer based on the information that you give us, so please let us have as many details as possible.
Important Decision Factors:
- Yacht Length, Displacement, Windage and any other aspect of the yacht specification else that may affect the norm.
- Your cruising intentions, the corresponding anticipated anchoring depth and sea-bed conditions
- The worst-case anchoring scenario.
- The amount of time you intend to spend at anchor, especially unattended
- The degree of dependency on your anchoring system for the safe keeping of yacht and crew
Tell us your ideas:
Please fill in the Contact Form with as much detail as possible and we will respond.
As a minimum, please include details of your boat length overall, displacement, current set-up, desired set-up and the type of sailing that you intend as outlined above.
Our guidance will be based on your information - more details should lead to a more considered solution.
Knowledge Centre - Anchoring Information
Arranging Delivery
An anchoring package will almost certainly be heavy, and our freight charges are calculated to reflect the carrier cost.
We don't charge for packing, but please bear in mind that preparing a windlass, an anchor and a long length of chain spliced to rope will take time and care to splice and prepare for despatch to ensure that it arrives safely at your chosen delivery destination.
You will need to consider where it will be most convenient to accept delivery, bearing in mind that it will almost certainly be very heavy and arrive on a pallet which will need unpacking on the lorry if it doesn’t have a tail lift.
