Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin "ancora", which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα ("ankura").
Cemetery of Anchors
It is possible to observe a variety of anchors, from various periods of history, but specifically between the 16th and 20th century. There are approximately 40 examples of anchors from different boats from these periods. Many of the objects in the bay are testaments to past shipping accidents, committed by pilots that were unfamiliar with the characteristics of the bay. In many cases those pilots, always desperate to avoid shipwrecks would cut their lines in an attempt to find the open sea. By doing this, they hoped to avoid the dangerous southern or south-eastern winds, locally known as ""ventos carpinteiro"" ("carpenter winds"), since after shipwrecking the ships' wood would be reused by locals as building materials.