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Simon

This note from Andy & Sue aboard Spruce II:

Our experience with Spade is good. 350 days at anchor on last cruise aboard 38ft/9 Ton boat with 20Kg Spade anchor and 10mm Rode, 200 days at anchor so far this time aboard 42ft/17 Ton boat with 30Kg Spade and 10mm Rode. Very satisfied with performance in a variety of bottoms even through kelp into rock up in Gulf of St Lawrence with strong winds.
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Spruce Ohlson For interest there is a short clip of film we loaded onto our blog showing ourselves at anchor in Newport RI in a gale with a couple mile fetch. The boat alongside (green stripe) was a Tayana 55 lying to 10mm rode and a 30Kg Spade, we were both fine. The other yacht 's 75lb CQR dragged dramatically, the cruise ship also dragged and needed help from tugs. http://www.sailblogs.com/member/littlegreenboat/?xjMsgID=146946

Vice Commodore, OCC