Is This 14th Century Anchor Actually Safe? ⚓ Diving down to find out! — Sailing Yabá 268

• May 18, 2025 by Sailing Yabá |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 00:31:39
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Episode 268 | Testing & upgrading our anchors

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We spent four years rebuilding Yabá to sail the world, but before heading up the coast, it’s time to talk about something less glamorous (but absolutely crucial): anchoring.
In this episode, we dive (literally) into how we anchor this 80+foot wooden boat. From our 50 meters of chain, to 200 meters of rope, to our three VERY different anchors (including two old-school designs you don’t see every day), we put our setup to the test.
Spoiler alert: a lot didn’t go as planned.
⚓ We also upgrade our system with a Mantus anchor swivel: https://www.mantusmarine.com/?affiliates=179
Come along as we test, dive, learn, and figure out if our anchoring setup is truly ready for the deeper anchorages up the coast.

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We’re Ben & MP, a couple sailing the world (or trying to) on Yabá, our 80+ ft wooden schooner with our two dogs. But this wasn’t always our life.
In 2020, we found Yabá abandoned, sinking, and on the verge of being lost forever. We had no experience in boatbuilding, only a wild dream and the determination to make it happen. We worked relentlessly, learning from the best local shipwrights and pouring everything we had into this rebuild. It took four years of sweat, setbacks, and unwavering commitment, but today, Yabá is more than just a boat, she’s our home, our biggest adventure, and the proof that crazy dreams *can* come true.

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Hi! We are Ben & MP and we now own a massive wooden schooner that needs A LOT of work done. Many people told us the boat we chose was doomed, but we refuse to settle on that thought and we are going to do whatever it takes to make this boat a happy sailor again. We are both rookies when it comes to boat ownership and carpentry, so this is going to be a steep learning curve for us which we are ready to embrace. Luckily we found an amazing team of shipwrights that accepted the challenge of bringing Yabá back to life. But we are not only watching them work, besides documenting everything, we are also very keen to learn so we can do as much as possible ourselves, always knowing when to leave it to the experts. Follow our journey to watch how this story unfolds and... wish us luck! www.sailingyaba.com

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