Anchors Aweigh Boating is an adventurous hobby. Every new outing offers a different experience from relaxing to exciting and oftentimes the combination. This very quality makes it important that boaters keep an eye on the safety aspects of the hobby. This experience is not like badminton in the backyard. Boating safety boils down to the basics: float plan, charts, compass/GPS, life jackets, horn, anchor, and a few other things. All are important, and in many cases required by the U. S. Coast Guard, but let’s focus on the anchor here. When looking at anchors consider the type of anchor first. [...]