Reader tip of the week: Intelligent anchor buoy with predetermined breaking point

An anchor buoy with a predetermined breaking point leaves the anchor where it is

The use of an anchor buoy is as practical as it is controversial. Although the ground anchor is now clearly marked on the surface of the water, there is also a greater risk of the anchor being unintentionally pulled out of the bottom. Whether it is your own ship's fault or the increasing wind, swell or tide, the marking should be used with caution. It is safer if a predetermined breaking point is tied into the marker line. We used a rubber ring made from an old car tyre tube for this. The upper end of the line is threaded through two holes in the ring and knotted. The holes are just big enough to allow the knot to slip through as the pull increases.

- K. Ebert, 70197 Stuttgart

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