Congratulations on your new Hunter 27--you will have a lot of fun with her. I just bought a Hunter 27 as well although a bit newer model. It is a nice size.
Although Don makes a good point, you might want to also consider anchoring from the stern, i.e., dropping your anchor while coasting downwind and flaking out the your line. Once your anchor has dug in, then just walk the rode around to the bow and cleat it off.
I think anchoring was designed to entertain other boats that have already anchored. The person on the bow shouts back to whoever is at the helm and they shout back to the person on bow. The anchor doesn't always catch and the process starts over again to the delight of those already anchored. With the stern anchoring technique you are both in the cockpit and you can whisper if you want. We did this for a number of years and it works well.
Good luck on your new boat. Hope you come back to this forum with lots of questions.
Les
H27
Sailing out of Bellingham, WA