October 25

We had to shorten our anchor rode when the wind changed and our rudder began to bump on the bottom. The winds were still blowing out of the northeast and our anchorage is completely exposed to them. Later Walt and I both decided to put out a second anchor to keep the boats more stable and make sleeping with confidence more likely. Walt had his dinghy down with his motor on and did a good job. Don, from Might As Well V came over and offered to help put my second anchor out. It made a great difference, with the boat stablizing and not sailing around on its anchor. The wind continued the rest of the day and night but we felt much more secure. Don told us he had had to reanchor also and he never drags his anchor.