Océane

1- Fast setting

Regardless of how the anchor falls onto the seabed as soon as tension is put on the rode, the Océane will quickly reposition itself for optimum penetration.

In this position, the anchor blade adopts an angle resembling that of a wood chisel (patented)- perfect for penetrating difficult sea beds.

drill - chisel - Océane 

Thanks to the radical relocation of the shank fixing (patented), around 25% of the anchors total weight is positioned directly over the tip.

As soon as the line starts to pull the anchor, it falls on its side and penetrates instantly.  

The two small "sand guides" on the upper part of the fluke increase the speed of penetration even more (Patented).

Thanks to the right angle of attack and high pressure at the tip, the Océane anchor doesn't have any difficulty penetrating sea bottoms, even potentially difficult ones such as hard sand, coral or weed.

2- Adjustable pulling angle

Not all sea bottoms have the same characteristics, but generally they are either sand or mud. It would be sensible to have the option of adjusting the pulling angle depending various sea beds encountered.

This modification must be very easy to perform, without any specific tools or fastidious dismantling either of the anchor or the mooring line.

On the Océane e anchor, this adjustment is made by simply leading the chain through a "bow" shackle attached to the second hole in the shank - this changes the pulling angle (Patented).

Pulling angle 34° (sand) - Pulling angle 45° (soft mud)  

The Océane 's new pulling angle is now better adapted to anchoring in mud.

3- Exceptional holding

For the safety of your boat and your crew, your anchor should never break out, regardless of the weather conditions.. Some unstable anchors, give a false sense of security. They dig in and seem to hold, even during a pull back with the engine... but in bad weather they can break out without any warning at the worst possible time.

Only a STABLE anchor will give a real anchoring security.

The Océane anchor, like the SPADE, is a stable anchor.

The shape of the fluke is spoon-like (Patented) and as all tests have demonstrated (*), the penetrating ability, and subsequent holding of a concave fluke is 40 to 50% higher than other shapes.

But furthermore! thanks to the optimisation of the surface area/weight ratio (Patented), the Océane anchor has twice to three times the holding power of conventional anchors.

Spoon-like shape of the Océane anchor's fluke.

The Océane anchor is a very secure anchor, which will hold regardless of the weather conditions...

(*) "Will my anchor hold " Pr John KNOX - Practical Boat Owner n° 428 - August 2002

(*) "Does it dig in ?" Adrian FAULKNER - Practical Boat Owner n° 391 - July 1999

4- Adapts to fit most bow rollers

Rarely are bow rollers well designed to store an anchor ready for use. A good anchor should be designed to fit most bow rollers.

The main problem, is that the tip of an anchor stowed on a bow roller often touches the bow of the boat, normally on boats with a vertical bow. This problem is even more acute on boats equipped with an electric windlass, where, if you do not reduce the lifting speed, the tip is likely to damage the bow.

The Océane anchor has been designed to solve this common problem. The lower part of the shank features a "spike"(Patented) and during the lifting of the anchor, this spike will block itself on the sheave of the bow roller. As the position of the shank is well forward on the fluke, the tip will stay away from the bow.

Dual stowage positions of the Océane anchor on the bow roller.

If necessary, it is possible to manually lift the anchor so as to pass the spike and store the anchor in the final position on the bow roller.

5- Specific shape of the shank

Another area that often poses problems, the Genoa-furling drum. If it is close to the deck, the anchor's shank when retrieved may damage or interfere with the drum.

This often necessitates pushing the chain with one's foot to help the shank pass under the furling drum. This problem will occur more often with an anchor featuring a long straight shank.

The shank of the Océane has been designed, with this point in mind !

Thanks to its constantly curving shank profile, the Océane will "round" the sheave of the bow roller and position itself as low as possible without interfering with the furling drum.

The Océane anchor during retrieval onto the bow roller

Most asymmetrical anchors (Plough (plow) anchors), due to their design, often have the tendency to lift up onto the bow roller in an inverted position ! thanks to the specific shape of its shank (Patented), the Océane anchor cannot be lifted in an inverted position! it will always right itself before arriving at the bow roller..

All these characteristics combine to make the Océane anchor a very UNIQUE anchor…