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Press Reports
SPADE anchors have
been frequently mentioned in the press of the world. Here are some examples.
ENGLAND -
Yachting Monthly 2006
Best 100 Bits of Gear Ever
(The Only Anchor)
ENGLAND -
Yachting Monthly December 2006
A Top Performer
ENGLAND - Practical Boat
Owner N° 428 - August
2002
Overall Performance
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"The overall winner is the
SPADE because it never rolled out and also gave the best hold, with very
little change when the scope was decreased."
ENGLAND - Practical Boat
Owner N° 427 - July 2002
"Best Performer : THE SPADE !"
"The SPADE was the best
performer for a given weight. It was roll stable and held extremely well. It
was also the most deeply buried anchor."
ENGLAND - Yachting World
- February 2001
"Absolutely brilliant!"
"The SPADE sets very
quickly and holds exceptionally sell - in fact, so well at times that the
electro windlass can't break it out and we bad to motor it out. We use the
recommended 20 kg size. The
SPADE has had rave reviews in publications all over the world and performed
excellently in many tests. I am impressed.
ENGLAND - Practical Boat
Owner n° 391 July 1999
"I was tired of anchoring
problems, and I chose the new SPADE anchor because it has the optimal
tip-weight, the ideal contact geometry for rapid penetration, and an
effective surface area of concave profile which will guarantee it the
highest holding resistance.
In short, the designer
got it all right !
Three months of navigation
later, I have found it to be a very good choice."
USA - Practical Sailor
December 2001
Gear of the Year : Top
10 Products for 2001
Making its second
appearance in the Gear-of-the-year derby, the aluminum SPADE anchor has been
a stand-out in Practical Sailor's series of anchors tests.
Anchoring is a complicated
undertaking made even trickier by widely varying conditions. The
multiple-test approach and the SPADE's consistent showing
make it the first product to make two appearances on Gear-of-the-Year
lists.
It costs a great deal of
money, but in the PS tests it at performed at or near the top of the heap in
all conditions. It sets well, despite its light weight, and stows and
handles easily.
USA - Practical Sailor
November 1999
SPADE Anchor - "PRODUCT OF THE YEAR"
FRANCE - Voiles et Voiliers (December
1999)
The SPADE anchor is elected "Coup de
Coeur" for the Paris Boat show 1999.
FRANCE - Bateaux N° 495 (August1999)
\ Neptune Moteur N° 40 (June1999)
These two French magazines have published
a comparative study of the most common anchors on the market.
Their results : for identical design and
surface area the anchor's weight has nearly no influence on the holding
results (as demonstrated by the SPADE anchor).
The steel anchor SPADE has been selected
as the best anchor : "immediate setting and remarkable holding".
The aluminum SPADE anchor has been
selected as the best anchor : "aluminum equivalent to steel"
GERMANY - Transocean - N° 79 - January
1998
"It's not my job to research all the new
products on the marine market, or to promote them.
However, when I come across something
really valuable, I feel I really must let the world know".
USA - Practical Sailor Volume 25 January
1999
USA - Practical Sailor - February 1998
USA - Seven Seas Cruising Association -
May 1998
USA - Cruising world - November 1998
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