BEST ANCHOR IN THE WORLD - NEVERDRAG

[Cotemar]

BEST ANCHOR IN THE WORLD - NEVERDRAG

Well you know you have a good windless when your Lofrans Cayman 88 Windlass picks up a 500lbs (227 Kilograms) mooring mushroom. It’s designed with a 220 lbs working load.

Picked this mooring mushroom up in Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY
Was anchored in 7 feet of water and we had our chain sagging down before the bridal connection and that is what snagged the mooring. It caught one chain link and pinched it in the mooring shackle.
To unhook it I went under the tramp in the dingy and hit my chain link and the rusted mooring shacked popped free and slid down while unraveling my anchor chain on the way down.
We motored forward and we were free to pick up the rest of our chain and anchor.

[Amapola]

Plus, it always pays to know what's on the other end of that mooring ball.