Product details: The Genuine
Bruce Anchor
Mad Dog Voyager is outfitted with a
Manson Supreme Anchor as the
main anchor and we use the Genuine Bruce anchor as
spare anchor because for our current cruising area the Manson
Supreme anchor was a better choice.
The Bruce anchor geometry has been proven since the early 1970s. It
has held offshore oil drilling rigs, commercial vessels, and
thousands of pleasure boats.
This claw shaped anchor was designed by Peter Bruce from the Isle of
Man in the 1970s. Bruce claims the invention to be based on a design
used for anchoring floating oil derricks in the North Sea. The Bruce
and its copies, known generically as "claws" anchors, have become a popular
option for smaller boaters. It was intended to address some of the
problems of the only general-purpose option then available, the
plough. Claw-type anchor set quickly in most sea beds and although not an
articulated design, they have the reputation of not breaking out
with tide or wind changes, instead slowly turning in the bottom to
align with the force.
Genuine Bruce anchors or Claw type anchors have difficulty penetrating weedy
bottoms and grass. They offer a fairly low holding power to weight
ratio and generally have to be over-sized to compete with other
types. On the other hand they perform relatively well with low rode
scopes and set fairly reliably.
The
Bruce Anchor Group no longer produces the genuine Bruce anchor although
other companies still produce reproductions of this famous design.
1973:
The official introduction of the original Bruce cast steel
anchor.
2007:
As per Bruce Anchor Group:
Bruce Anchor Limited has withdrawn from the leisure yacht and boat
market and has discontinued its range of cast steel Bruce anchors
for that market
Here are some handy links:
The official Bruce Anchor website
More information about
anchors (3rd party website)
Product review: Recommended product!
Beware of some of the very cheap imitations that
can bend or break under load!
Pros: N/A
Cons: No longer being produced
Rating:
*****
(5 out of 5 is the best rating possible)
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