22kg
46lb
21kg

 T-4000
30lb
14kg		 #45
47lb
21kg		 Hi-Tensile
33lb
15kg		 G-37
18lb
8.2kg		 FX-37
21lb
9.5kg
Test:
1,883lb
854kg		 Test:
2,200lb
998kg		 Test:
3,350lb
1,520kg		 Test:
3,700lb
1,678kg		 Test:
3,900lb
1,769kg		 Test:
7,580lb
3,438kg
Biscayne Bay, FL, Feb. 1990
*Guardian tested same location, Aug 1991

The Biscayne Bay Sandy Bottoms Test

Verified by E. S. Maloney, author of “Chapman Piloting, Seamanship & Small Handling”, (often called “The Boater's Bible”). These tests were conducted under controlled conditions in one of the world's most common bottoms: coarse-grain sand.

The tests compared the results of tests of 6 of the most popular anchors of similar sizes, using a 70 ft. commercial tug boat as the test vessel.

This test was witnessed by nearly a dozen editors of major boating magazines, as well as representatives from competing anchor manufacturers.

 

Click to review the different tests:

[U.S. Navy Anchor Test]
[Miami Sandy Bottom Test]
[San Francisco Soft Mud Test]
[French and Holland Test]