Sea Anchor and Para Anchor Rigging Information

Product Accessories: What's it used for?
	A: Retrieval Float: The last float marking the tail end of the Fiorentino Trip Line. The Benefit: High degree of visibility allows a skipper to easily motor toward the retrieval float to capture the trip line. Large enough to prevent the para-anchor from sinking too deep under the water when anchor rode is slack. Handy Tip: Your own boat fender may be used in place of a Fiorentino Retrieval Float
	B: Trip Line Support Float A small float secured in the center of a floating trip line. The Benefit: Provides necessary tension in trip line to avoid slack. Also serves as an excellent marker to help determine para-anchor depth. Return toTop
	C: Fiorentino Trip Line Used to help in deflation and recovery of the para-anchor. Trip lines vary in length from 50 to 100 feet on typical vessels, and up to 1,000 feet for those with deep drafts and high freeboards. The Benefit: Enables the top of the canopy to be pulled more easily to the boat. Handy Tip: Why not build your own trip line? To learn how see Zack's FAQs for complete instructions. But, if you don't want the fuss of rigging, you can also purchase a "Rigged and Ready" trip line by Fiorentino. Return to Top
	D: Use A Heavily Built Anchor or Add Chain. All parachute sea anchors must properly be weighted down. To accomplish this task you'll need to add two or three feet of chain to any lightweight sea anchor. To avoid the use of bulky chain, deploy a compact heavy built anchor like Fiorentino's Offshore Anchor. The Benefit: Reduces parachute rotation and prevents shrouds from twisting. Weight placement aids the para-anchor's capabilities by holding it deeper beneath the water and away from dangerous breaking seas. Return to Top
	E: FIORENTINO PARA-RING® Hardware Serves as an attachment point for the anchor rode and maintains a wide spread of shroud lines, which enables the anchor stabilizer to more easily self-adjust. The anchor stabilizer rotates and tilts as environmental forces penetrate the canopy and produce potentially damaging energy that is transmitted through the shroud lines to the Para-Ring. The Benefit: In boiling seas and strong ocean currents, the self-adjusting Para-Ring prevents the elements from pushing, rolling, or spinning a parachute anchor out of control, which can lead to a tangled parachute or blown out canopy panel. Para-anchor balance is achieved as the Para-Ring self-adjusts to uneven shock loads that are carried down the shroud lines from the canopy. The tilting of the Para-Ring neutralizes the mixed energy to create an even pull on the parachute canopy. This prevents breakage and chafe. Return to Top
	F: Deployment Rode A strong, braided nylon rope that connects the parachute anchoring system to the bow of a vessel. The amount of rode needed during deployment depends on a vessel's response to various weather conditions - usually 10 feet of rode for every foot of boat. The Benefit: Because it stretches under tension, the rode absorbs massive shock loads. Return to Top
	G: Snatch Block . A stainless steel swivel block, with a hinge or sliding plate shell that opens to allow a bight of a rope to pass through. The Benefit: The block's ability to open allows the block to be clamped over anchor rode in the event that rigging a bridle becomes necessary. Return to Top
	H: Fiorentino Pendant Line A stiff length of rope with a block at the end. The diameter of the pendant line matches that of the anchor rode. Line length is dependent upon size of the vessel. The Benefit: When attached to the anchor rode, the pendant line can be connected to a stern winch to form a bridle, which is then used to hold a vessel in a heave to position during heavy seas. To position multi-hulls and trawlers into the weather secure the pendent line to a bow cleat. Handy Tip: Why not build your own pendant line? To learn how see Zack's FAQs. But, if you don't want the fuss of rigging, you can also purchase a "Rigged and Ready" pendant line by Fiorentino. Return to Top
	I: Pendant Line Support Floats Two small floats located near the snatch block. The Benefit: These floats keep the pendant line afloat whenever it becomes slack. Return to Top
	J: Chafe Gear Wrapped around the anchor rode or pendant line, this chafe protection reduces wear caused when the line rubs against the vessel and her rigging. Return to Top