Day Skipper Quiz · Anchoring

What type of anchor is this?

An anchor laid flat on the ground: two wide, flat, pointed plates side by side, a long rod running across their base, and a straight shank lying between the plates with a ring at its end.
An anchor laid flat on the ground: two wide, flat, pointed plates side by side, a long rod running across their base, and a straight shank lying between the plates with a ring at its end.
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Danforth. A Danforth has two wide, flat flukes that pivot on a long stock. It stows flat and holds well in sand and mud, but can struggle to bite in weed or rock.

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