Abstract: An anchor that is inserted into the soil on a beach to keep the stern of the boat near the shore when the bow is anchored in the water. The anchor has a rod with a handle on one end and a point on the other. A flat strip has two parallel right angle bends in the same direction that divide the strip into three parts. The end of the first part is narrow and centered on the strip. The second part, between the two bends, forms a platform that can be stepped on, even with bare feet, to insert the anchor into light soil. The third part, between the second bend and the second end, is parallel to the first part and with the first part provides high resistance to the pull of a rope perpendicular to the plane of the first part. The flat strip has a hole large enough and located so the rod can be placed through the hole with the point past the narrow end of and against the first part of the flat strip with the bend of the handle pointed away from the second end of the flat strip.