Recently there has been some news about
Rocna Anchors. Unfortunately, this news is of the negative variety...
We purchased our Rocna after months and months of research. We went a lil' big for Anastasia but considered that extra insurance. Over the past years of cruising it has served us well, very well. We drop it into the sometimes clear, sometimes muddy water and it does just what it should. We would consider it among the top of our favorite things on the boat.*
Now to this news. In a
Practical Sailor Product Update it was stated that there were, "questions about the tensile strength of steel used in the shafts of Rocna anchors..." West Marine (where we purchased our rocna) issued a "Specification Notice" that indicated, "One of our suppliers, Rocna, recently notified us that beginning in 2010, their anchors were manufactured using a different, weaker grade of steel compared to that published on the Rocna website at the time and that had been previously published in West Marine catalogs." This was not a product recall notice but with their 100% satisfaction guarantee, "if you feel your Rocna anchor does not meet your expectation, our "No Hassle Guarantee" assures you are protected and you may return your Rocna anchor to us for a refund."
It is now time to do some more research on our own anchor and see what it's future holds. Will it stay or be replaced? Not sure right now.
The lead photo is our anchor and chain when we were in Conception Island, Bahamas, Spring 2011. There was NO wind.
*Read our list: "
Top 12," posted back in April, 2010 of our most important things on the boat.