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Old 12-09-2018, 05:41 PM   #5
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My boat sails at anchor a fair bit as well. I think it is partly due to the high bow. using a bridle with attachment points part way back toward the middle of the hull helps a bit. But a lot of it arises from windage anyway.

Around Moreton Bay the anchorages can often be busy and some folks anchor closer than you would like. In that case you don't want to have a stern anchor or a shoreline! Also the tidal current reverse, so you definitely want to be able to swing around to the other direction when that occurs or there will be chaos with other boats nearby.

Next year I'm going to install some flopper stoppers for reducing roll when waves/wakes are at a different angle to wind/current. I think they might help reduce the sailing a bit as well.
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