The magnificent Bruce anchor

The genuine Bruce  anchor on the deck of my last boat,the weathering of the galvanised surface is the result of a family cruise,not bad for a whole year,beware of copies,a real Bruce anchor if forged steel,not cast Iorn,there is a difference,a big one,we used all 9mm chain with a nylon three stand rope snubber to ease damage on the boats Bobstay.

 Designed I am told to hold oil rigs steady in places like the North Sea,the production of yacht sized Bruce anchors was a good idea,I have used these and this design on two of my Endurance 37 yachts,sometimes in difficult places and more than once where other yachts were dragging,I have never had any bothers even once and this is from South Africa to far off places like Brasil,Trinidad and Tobago,Venezuela,a years trip that was very near 100% on anchor.