Anchoring 'The Bitter End'
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The Bitter End refers to the last few meters of an anchor line before the attachment point to the vessels anchor locker.
It is advisable to use a rope bitter end so that it can be easily cut to release the anchor and chain if it becomes snagged and cannot be retrieved.
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