So then, in continuing my tired quesion while I am tired- the only use of the anchor is if the wind completey dies and there is a current. I don't care what anyone says (unless it is Mary or Rick, in which case I'll listen ) but a small anchor isnt going to help if the stuff hits the fan. It is not going to prevent you from ending up on the rocks or floating out to sea. This is, of course, assuming we are talking about the small anchors Chris mentioned. NOW, if one were to mount some bigas- windlas from the spin pole and put some 25 pound danforth on it with 10 feet of chain and 100+ feet of good stretchy line- then I suppose it might work. I spent some time trying to figure out a way to anchor my old 27ft monohull if a hurricane came through- it isn't as simple as throwing out the hook.