Ultra Products - Ultra Safe Anchoring

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Because anchoring is an act closely tied to safety, it is important enough to directly affect how much you enjoy your time at sea. For safe and comfortable anchoring, it is not enough to know how to drop the anchor correctly; choosing the right equipment is equally essential.
For decades, boat owners tried older-generation anchors that relied on chain assistance, such as plough, Bruce, and Admiralty types, hoping to sleep comfortably at anchor. Over time, however, unpleasant dragging incidents and difficulties in getting the anchor to set made it clear that these designs caused serious problems and were inadequate for what is arguably the most important piece of equipment on a boat.

In response, anchor manufacturers did not stand still and introduced some new-generation anchors that no longer depended on chain assistance in the same way. While many believed these newer anchors solved most of the shortcomings of the old designs, architect and highly experienced sailor Atila Rezak, who was also instrumental in having the flat-rope-and-reel system first known as Quickline and later as Ultraline manufactured by Boyut Makina, believed otherwise based on his own experience. He thought that the new-generation anchors on the market still had weaknesses and that, considering how important anchoring is, there was still room for a much better anchor. After seeing the success of Quickline, he told Nejat Ovutmen that he believed Boyut Makina was capable of building it. That was in 2002.

Nejat Ovutmen, himself a boat owner who had spent many sleepless nights because he could not fully trust his anchor and who was also a naval architect, found the proposal intriguing and shared it with his partner, mechanical engineer Yilmaz Yucel. When Yucel also responded positively, they began the project.

The work started with a detailed study of the strengths and weaknesses of both old- and new-generation anchors. It continued through the design and manufacture of numerous test models, trials in environments created at the factory to simulate seabed conditions, and the installation of prototype anchors on boats for real-life sea testing. After passing through these demanding stages over more than three years of work, a shining new anchor arrived on the marine market in 2004. The ULTRA Anchor quickly earned a reputation for outstanding holding power and striking stainless steel beauty.

As the ULTRA Anchor's name spread, the German sailing magazine Segeln included it in its 2006 anchor test alongside other anchors on the market. The ULTRA Anchor not only received five stars for its excellent holding performance, but was also praised as "very good in every respect, worthy of winning any product design competition." A similar test conducted in Croatia went even further, stating, "Our highest rating is 5 stars, but 5 stars is not enough for the ULTRA Anchor, we give it 6." The ULTRA Anchor received the top rating in every test it entered.

Since then, the number of users sharing their satisfaction with the ULTRA Anchor across many websites has continued to grow. ULTRA has also continued to influence boat builders. Undisputedly the best-looking anchor on the market, ULTRA is not just a beautiful product, but one that performs even better than it looks.