Dropping anchor during a race MIGHT sound counter-productive, but consider the situation ⬇️⬇️ We started the race with 15 knots of breeze but as we neared the last leg of the course, the wind completely died. All the other boats weren’t just at a stand still— they were drifting BACKWARDS due to the leftover current & waves. Since there is no rule against it, we decided to throw out our anchor to keep from drifting back away from the upwind finish line. We heard boats abandoning the race over the