Seabed Characteristics -- Types of Seafloors -- The Forces on an Anchor -- Wind Forces -- Wave Forces -- Current Forces -- Anchor Selection -- Anchor Anatomy -- Traditional Anchors -- Roll-Stable New-Generation Anchors -- What to Look for in an Anchor -- How Anchors Set -- How an Anchor Holds -- Selecting Your Anchor -- Anchor Rode -- The Best Anchor Rode is a Combination of Chain and Nylon -- What Kind of Chain? -- What Kind of Line? -- Sizing the Chain and Rope -- Determining Your Primary and Secondary Rode Lengths -- Anchor Rode Connections -- Anchor Rode Interval Marking -- Anchor Gear Maintenance -- A Practical Summary for Selecting Ground Tackle -- Deck Equipment and Layout -- Bow Rollers -- Bow Platforms and Bowsprits -- Securing an Anchor and Ground Tackle on Deck -- Anchor Rode Stowage -- Windlasses Sizing Your Windlass -- Windlass Installation -- Windlass Maintenance -- Anchoring Techniques -- Selecting an Anchorage -- Communication Between Helm and Foredeck -- Anchoring Under Power -- Anchoring Under Sail -- Anchoring Multihulls -- Anchoring Tenders and Small Craft -- The Importance of Scope -- Making Sure the Anchor Holds -- Anchoring Etiquette and Customs -- Anchor Retrieval -- Advanced Anchoring Techniques -- Anchoring with a Stern Anchor (Med Mooring) -- Lateral Anchors -- Anchoring with Two Anchors -- Special Anchoring Techniques -- When Things Go Wrong -- Heavy-Weather Anchoring -- Moorings -- Mooring Blocks -- Ohter Types of Permanent Anchors or Moorings -- A Theoretical Approach in Rode Behavior by Alain Fraysse -- Unconventional Rode Solutions -- Conversion Table -- Manufacturers and Distributors -- About the Authors.