Hi Justin, Congratulations on the new "Toy" They are wonderful boats and once you get familiar with them they can take you almost anywhere. As for your anchor question: You ask the $64 question, but there is no single answer to the question. Consider anchors as tools. There is no such thing as a "Universal Tool" as a glance in any tool catalog will prove. With anchors it's the same. Anchors are tools designed to hold in different types of ocean bottoms. It all comes down to what is the bottom like? The answer to that question then allows you to pick the best tool for the job; but change locations, with different bottoms, and you start all over again. For soft bottoms Danforth anchors do very well, ..............except if there is eel grass, and then the anchor might never get to the bottom, becoming entangled in balls of eel grass. They also are great in sand. Plow type anchors, a Bruce or CQR are more universal. They are heavier relative to their size, and get to the bottom easier than a Danforth will if there are obstructions such as thick vegetation. The answer to your question really boils down to: where are you sailing, and what kind of bottom is there? If your sailing horizon widens, so will the tool assortment (anchors) increase. ..............and as a final thought. One anchor is NEVER enough. Two should be the minimum. Just think, being anchored for the night, the wind is blowing, and somebody in a motorboat runs across your anchor rode and cuts the rode. Now what........? That is why a second anchor on board is an insurance policy. If it really starts blowing, then laying out two anchors insures a much better night's sleep. Connie M15 #400