Custom Anchor Bridle

An anchor bridle is an essential piece of equipment on any boat that has an all chain anchor rode.

Our anchor bridles are Y shaped. The two legs are terminated with a 400mm spliced soft eye for attachment to bow cleats OR 316 stainless steel thimbles for attachment to eye bolts on a catamaran.

The single end of the bridle is terminated with a 316 stainless steel thimble to receive a shackle and anchor chain hook (sold separately). Thimbles are whipped at the base to lock them in place.

What does an anchor bridle do?

An Anchor bridle eliminates the loads from your anchor windlass and transfers it to your boats bow cleats that are engineered to withstand greater loads.

Benefits of an anchor bridle:

Absorbs shock loads from swell and wake.
Removes all stress from the anchor winch.
Noise from anchor chain eliminated in forward berth.. Sleep peacefully!
MUCH cheaper than a new anchor winch!

What size anchor bridle should I order?

We don't sell anchor bridles with the legs be any shorter than three metres. Three metre legs will provide adequate stretch and shock absorption whilst at anchor. It is also a very manageable size to install easily and store away in a locker when not in use.

For wider boats, like catamarans, measure the distance between your bow cleats or bridle attachment points. Each bridle leg should be the same length as your measurement at a minimum, creating an equilateral triangle when the bridle is deployed (or longer if desired).

All of our bridles are made from 3 strand nylon due to its ability to stretch and absorb shock.

As a guide, we recommend the following anchor bridle line diameters and leg lengths, however the longer the leg length, the heavier the bridle will be and more difficult to handle and store.