Hi all,
My friend Josh Kout forwarded this link:
http://alain.fraysse.free.fr/sail/ro...ces/forces.htm, which concerns the behavior of different anchor rode configurations. Wonderful charts, down where he discusses static and dynamic loading. Dense-ish math, but you can read on either side of the equations and get the gist. The only down side for me is that he recommends a very weak rope/chain splice.
A very nice companion piece would be:
http://www.yalecordage.com/pdf/anchoring_tech.pdf, in which Yale Rope describes how different rope constructions deal with energy. Short form: single-braid is where it's at.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss