Fisherman Anchor is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on April 17th, 2016.
Fisherman Anchor
The Admiralty Pattern, A.P., or simply Admiralty, and also known as Fisherman, is the anchor shape most familiar to non-sailors. It consists of a... more
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Fisherman Anchor
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Miroslava Jurcik
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The Admiralty Pattern, "A.P.", or simply "Admiralty", and also known as "Fisherman", is the anchor shape most familiar to non-sailors. It consists of a central shank with a ring or shackle for attaching the rode. At the other end of the shank there are two arms, carrying the flukes, while the stock is mounted to the other end, at ninety degrees to the arms. When the anchor lands on the bottom, it will generally fall over with the arms parallel to the seabed. As a strain comes onto the rode, the stock will dig into the bottom, canting the anchor until one of the flukes catches and digs into the bottom.
This basic design remained unchanged for centuries, with the most significant changes being to the overall proportions, and a move from stocks made of wood to iron stocks in the late 1830s and early 1840s.
This anchor (digitally coloured into monotone) is at Anchor Bay Motel in Greenwell Point, Jervis Bay wider area.
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Wonderful image of an anchor!! always fascinates me when i see one, yet i am not connected to the sea in this life time. so i always thought it must be a proud past life memory!! L/F