Anchoring System Solutions
The information in our Knowledge Centre offers guidance on assembling a complete anchoring system based on your yacht specification and 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 recommends this article because it prompts all the right questions:
Jimmy Green Anchoring System Assessment
What needs upgrading, and should it be included in my Anchoring Package?
An Anchoring system comprises every 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 recommends considering 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 viewed as a package.
However, although there may sometimes be a small extra discount applicable to a package or a marketing promotion, no perpetual reductions are available.
We can review the website-generated freight charge and advise whether this can be reduced.
Please add all the items to a basket and enquire by telephone, email or website contact form.
You can 'click and collect' to avoid the delivery cost.
Tell us about your Anchoring Requirements.
Please include as much information as you can to help us give you an informative response:
- The Displacement and Length Overall of your boat or yacht: SailboatData is a handy, independent resource
- Your current anchoring set-up
- Your desired anchoring system
- Your brand/manufacturer preferences, if appropriate
- Your anticipated sailing and anchoring plans
Our guidance will be based on the data you provide - more details should lead to a more considered solution.
Research Your Options in our Anchoring Knowledge Centre
There is a wealth of information on JimmyGreen.com, which should help you narrow down your ideas to a point where Team Jimmy Green can take you through some options for you to make your final decision.
Here are a few articles that will direct you to an informed purchase:
Choosing the Right Design Anchor for You
Ensuring you Buy the Correct Calibration to Match your Windlass Gypsy
Picking the Most Suitable Anchor Chain
Ask the Jimmy Green Team as Many Questions as you Need :-)
Ask us any question, but bear in mind we can only answer based on the information you give us, so please let us have as many details as possible.
The Jimmy Green Anchoring System Physical Fit Checking Service
The information required is typically in each product description if you read down the page far enough.
Here are some examples of Jimmy Green Helpful Specification Detail:
- The Maximum Size Pin that will fit through the end link of each chain size and calibration
- Manufacturer-Rated Break Loads to ensure all components are comparable in strength
All the same, the Jimmy Green Team are happy to physically check that all your preferred components will fit together in the proper manner.
Your Primary Anchoring Solution Decision-Making 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, anchorage exposure and sea-bed conditions
- Your worst-case anchoring scenario.
- The amount of time you intend to spend at anchor, especially leaving the yacht unattended
- The degree of dependency on your anchoring system for the safekeeping of the yacht and crew
Knowledge Centre - Anchoring Information
Arranging Your Jimmy Green Anchoring Package 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 remember that preparing a windlass, an anchor and a long chain spliced to rope will take time and care to splice and prepare for despatch to ensure 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 cumbersome, heavy and arrive on a pallet which will need unpacking on the lorry if it doesn’t have a tail lift.
