ANCHORWATCH is an entirely new instrument doing something which has never been done before in the yachting world.
ANCHORWATCH measures and display the load or tension on a yacht's anchor cable. Its primary purpose is to improve the safety of a yacht at anchor. It is suitable for measuring loads up to 1000kg and operates from the ship's 12v battery, drawing a current of about 80 milliamps. ANCHORWATCH warns a skipper when his anchor is likely to drag. It does not wait until the anchor is dragging before sounding an alarm. By measuring the tension on your anchor cable: (1) You can test your anchor holding at the time you anchor and make sure it is adequate. (2) You can determine whether later on, you are stressing your anchor cable to a higher load than the test load. (3) You can use the theory of anchoring to calculate the amount of anchor cable which you should veer for any wind conditions. (4) You can be much more confident of your safety while at anchor. ANCHORWATCH is obtainable from: ANCHORWATCH UK, 67, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5EZ. Scotland UK. Telephone 044 (0)131 447 5057. E-mail knoxanchorwatch@aol.com