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Old 22-09-2017, 12:19   #25
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Re: Dyneema Anchor Rode
For those of you who think you rarely anchor near rock, if there is one around, Murphy's Law says your rode will snag it .

I would have sworn this was an all sand anchorage with only sparse patches of scattered weed, but this is what the chain managed to encounter:
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