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Eco-Friendly Anchoring

Is this a cool photo of eco-friendly cruising or what?

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"Whenever possible, I use this precision anchoring technique seen in the photo to place my anchor in a sand patch where my chain won’t damage any nearby coral," reports Liz Clark.

Liz, of course, has been singlehanding her Santa Barbara-based Cal 40 Swell in French Polynesia for a number of years now. She’s not a big girl, but judging by the relative size of the Bruce anchor, it must weigh about 55 pounds.

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