I'll bet he has three lines out.I notice you have two anchor lines out...
Yep . Don't want want the boat blown sideways into the shore,I'll bet he has three lines out.
So far I've had no problems with either of those but have beached the boat on sand or course sand beaches and not on rocks (and wouldn't). With the stern lines...Don't leave the boat "beached" at night, due to noise and wear/tear on the hull.....
I do pretty close to what Russ does - you only need one anchor. I think a lot of the Mac line does this but on the 26 classics you can raise the centerboard/daggerboard, rudder and outboard also allowing you to beach with the aft end at the beach and a single anchor off the bow. The boat is suspended just off the beach and you can easily use the ladder to get to the beach. Works well if the wind is directly on shore or off shore and its OK with a side wind - it works with all wind directions. But.. the main reason this is nice is if you have dogs with you - very easy to get them on and off the boat.We don't leave the boat "beached" at night, due to noise and wear/tear on the hull. pick a spot on the shore where the slope into the water is shallow enough to allow getting off the boat, but steep enough to float the boat right up to the shoreline (raise the keel first ). when you're a couple hundred feet out, toss the stern anchor. when the bow makes shore, get out and tie off the end of your bow line to a stump, bush, etc. then you can pull yourself back out fifty feet or so off shore with the stern anchor line, and secure the bow line. this way, when you feel like going ashore to stretch your legs, you simply pull yourself in with the bow line etc. best of both worlds and very secure. plus you only have to carry one anchor .