These aren't exactly sailing stories, but more those other problems associated with wind and waves. This summer I went to Sucia Island from Bellingham on my M15 and it was fine, but I had to anchor at Lummi Island in a little kayak cove during a small craft advisory and I forgot my headlampand the cove had some cliffs which were very close to me all night...breaking and I kept imagining the anchor was dragging...and it wouldn't have to drag very far and I'd be hitting the rocks. I had a 13lb anchor and wouldn't have wanted it 1 oz lighter. Another problem I had was trying to get into a slip when the wind was blowing pretty good here at the local lake. I had dropped all the sails, but the wimpy electric trolling motor was NOT strong enoughmove me bare poles up wind at 30mph. So I had to anchor until about 2am when the wind finally got down in the 20's and I could move toward the slip. But then I didn't have enough powerto adequately maneuver. No waves or any danger of capsize or anything, but trying to find the slip in the dark with a wimpy trolling motor and big gusts and trying desperately to avoid plowing into anyone at 2am was pretty nerve wracking. It was basically a semi controlled crash into the dock. As is trying to get the boat centered on the trailer when the wind and waves are fighting against you. I bent the bow stop on the trailer one time. I have a bunch of foam zip tied on it now.