But where to you tie it to the boat? What good would it be in serious wind? I know Rick knows what he is doing (obviously) but think about how much wind is too much wind in which case you would need to anchor? Wind picks up to 25 knots and you can't really make much progress... do you throw out the anchor and let your sails flog to death? What if the wind gets to 30+? I understand the premise "any port in a storm" but it just doesn't seem like an achor would help much- esp when you factor in the wave height and then the depth of the water - you would need A LOT of rode. Scope of 7-1. Water 20 feet deep. You would need to carry 140 feet of line. 40 feet? 280 feet... and it isn't like the line should be cheap stuff either (and it can't be any rigging line as it needs to be elastic).
Sorry, this is all probably an inane discussion. I am tired