Re: Caught in a storm on a sailboat. Any good steps to take to ride it out?
First off, are you going down on "the outside" (in the Atlantic) or "the inside" (the intercoastal waterway)? If you are going on the inside then you will always be in protected waters and never far from shelter. If you are going on the outside, I might suggest you have some very experienced people with you (in which case you won't need advise from here). There are not many inlets off the east coast and so you are pretty much on your own. The N. Atlantic is not fun in late December, and not a place for people who are inexperienced. (It could well be a nice trip if done on the inside).
I believe you are asking about "sea anchors" and not "anchor bouys". If you are asking about this I suspect there are more important things you should be learning about. If you are in a situation where you need a sea anchor you will have bigger problems.
