Anchor Scope

Catenary & holding simulator

Scope Ratio

5.0:1

Pull Angle

0°

Holding Good

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Scope Challenge

Rode Deployed 80 ft

Water Depth 12 ft

Wind Speed 14 kn

Wave Height 1.5 ft

Seabed Bottom

Telemetry Overlay

Force vectors & protractor

Rode lying flat on the seabed pulls the anchor horizontally — the secret to holding power. As wind & waves load the rode, the catenary straightens and the angle of pull rises. Past the critical angle, the fluke trips and the anchor drags.