A foldable anchor storable on watercraft with limited storage and deck space and which secures watercraft in place in sandy and soft bottom boating areas and is releasable from underwater objects. The foldable anchor includes a forward anchor body with an internal weighted ballast on an anchor body and a two-part shank pivotably attached to a top end of the anchor body which allows the shank to pivot from an elevated position to a lowered position relative the anchor body. The shank has a rear portion and a front portion pivotably disposed thereon and foldable against the rear portion. Stabilizer wings between the front and rear portions assist the anchor body to roll into a correct upright position. Locking pins secure each of the rear and front portions together and the rear portion and anchor body together at selected angles. D-rings and breakable zip ties secure the shank to an anchor rope.

An anchor (1) comprises a fluke (2) and a shank (3) pivotally connected to one another. The shank (3) is pivotable between an anchor deployment configuration and an anchor retrieval configuration, and a fastener 36 is provided to engage with the shank 3 to retain the shank (3) in the anchor retrieval configuration.

An anchor (1) comprises a fluke (2) and a shank (3) pivotally connected to one another. The shank (3) is pivotable between an anchor deployment configuration and an anchor retrieval configuration, and a fastener 36 is provided to engage with the shank 3 to retain the shank (3) in the anchor retrieval configuration.

A collapsible anchor including a first shank, a second shank configured to be detachably coupled to the first shank, and at least one fluke configured to be hingedly coupled to the first and second shanks. The fluke is configured to move between a stowed position and a deployed position. The collapsible anchor also includes a first vane configured to be hingedly coupled to the first shank and a second vane configured to be hingedly coupled to the second shank. The collapsible anchor also includes at least one stop configured to limit rotation of the first and second vanes relative to the first and second shanks. When the first and second vanes and the at least one fluke are hingedly coupled to the first and second shanks, the first vane extends in a first direction and the second vane extends in a second direction different than the first direction.