Some very good ideas there Dobbs.
Even if I don't take them all aboard I will certainly use your anchoring ones at the easiest level of understanding. I never felt at ease with the "OK we drop anchor and that is it until we want to get underway and then we just haul it up senario. Even just a little bit of is this going to work or not is good for the dynamics of the game I should have thought. With a big 80 gunner baring down on you and a freshly trained crew things could go wrong and if they do heaven help us.
Rob