That would make it worse
Hello, If the rode comes in at the end of the bowsprit, it is at the end of a maximally long lever arm, one that acts to keep your boat in line, to prevent kiting. If you move the attachment point further aft, you'll have less leverage, and more sailing on the anchor. That's why we always recommend end-of-bowsprit anchoring (see "Rigger's Apprentice"), though usually with a snubber block forward and the roller at or near the stem. A more likely cause of your problem is an all-chain rode; when you deploy the chain, you dump a lot of weight, and the bow comes up, exposing more hull area for the wind to act on, as well as moving the center of lateral plane aft. The two act to encourage liveliness at anchor. On some boats we've moved the chain stowage further aft, and trimmed the bow down a bit. With the chain closer to the middle of the boat, it makes dramatically less difference to trim when the chain is deployed. This can also make for less weather helm under way, as when the chain is aboard, far forward, it cause the boat to trim down by the bow, which usually exacerbates weather helm. On other boats we've discovered that the chain is simply too heavy for the boat. Again, bad helm and kiting. On boats with rope/chain rodes with this problem, bow-up basic trim is almost always the problem, and this can also manifest as lee helm. Fair leads, Brion Toss
