The Cape Dory Board

Hi Joe, All of us are often victims of the sophisticated marketing! In my view, you and your choice of the anchors is e good example. Sometimes we should take a chance, taste an apple and than make a judgment, especially when there is no risk involved. That is what the French and Australian boaters ...

Joe, you knowledge sounds impressive. What is the seabed in your area? What is your primary anchor? Did you test it extensively?

Hi John,
During the computer simulation, we thought that the anchor may breakout (XYZ’s design prevents that to happen) when a brutal and sudden impact force is applied on 135° direction. It happens not to be an issue. The recall was our mistake. We shouldn’t have done it.

Joe, thanks for you question. Unfortunately I cannot post the picture from the West Marine/Sail Magazine test on this forum (some technical reason). There are six images that show, in steps how beautifully XYZ Anchor sets and completely disappears in to deep sand!!! XYZ WAS THE ONLY anchor, in the W...

Few more interesting facts about the anchors and soft bottoms: We don’t cut meat and vegetables with a pyramid but with a sharp knife blade. When it comes to cutting, stabbing and penetration, old fashion sharp steel knife is IRREPLACEABLE. The large flat surface of the fluke’s blade does not obstru...

Our first generation, 10.6 lbs XYZ Anchor was the Practical Sailor’s 2006 Mud Anchor Test -“Our best choice”. Extreme and Ω XYZ generation has significantly improved design for use on the very hard and on very sort sea bottoms with larger holding fluke surface. What type of the mud is at Liberty Lan...

Although I grew up in Belgrade, Serbia, I am not Serbian. You can also notice that my English is far from “perfect”.

Randy, you are correct, there is a small visually difference between the Extreme and the Ω shanks. Both of them have five, oversize Allen, 3/8” stainless steel screws. I believe that so much can be done to improve the existing anchor’s performance; in less then two years, the Ω anchor is the XYZ’s 4...

Radical designs always bring doubts and suspicions. I am designer of the new XYZ Ω Anchor and believe that future anchor generation will bring tremendous improvements. I also believe that the anchor holding power in the soft sea bottoms, such as the sand, should exceed the breaking strength of the a...