Decoration Anchor

I thought the M-anchor was nice as a decoration, so 5 stars, not everyone has to share that taste. The polished stainless steel shaft is suitable for laser engraving on both sides, so I gave it away with a dedication.
After holding the anchor in my hand, I would prefer this to a drag anchor if I wanted to anchor with a small boat. Maybe even extend 1m of chain (6mm) to do this. The eye only measures 5mm, however, so you need a 5mm shackle in front of the swivel.

I compared several different small anchors from 0.75 to 1.8 kg in terms of holding power, behavior when digging in and digging in again after breaking out. With a weight of one kilogram, this M or Bruce anchor withstood a pull of approx. 8 kg on two different small gravel or coarse sandy subsoils. the first, as well as the re-burrowing, was of average speed but reliable. Conclusion, sufficient for SUPs, kayaks and smaller inflatable boats. Less risk of injury for bathers if you step on it or stumble over it than on the widespread folding draggen (stick or umbrella anchors) with their upstanding flukes. By the way, these guys barely held their own weight on my test. They don't dig in either, at best they just get caught somewhere. This 1kg "deco" Bruce holds more than twice as much and is safer than a folding dragon that is more than twice as heavy!

Handy, practical, classy and inexpensive