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Severe storm expected? My Jordan Series Drogue kept me safe in nasty conditions

My JSD (the Jordan series drogue named after Don Jordan who invented it) has kept me and my boat safe several times in nasty sea and wind conditions. If I'm on a long sea passage, I have the bridle in place ready and the rest of the series drogue is stored, flaked in its bag at the stern quarter - ready to go at a moment's notice by throwing out the heavy end chain. The rest of the series drogue rapidly follows out of the bag - I keep well out of its way at that point! Once deployed, my boat is unable to pitchpole or broach, with the long line and its many cones trailing astern for two good wavelengths keeping us downwind of the oncoming seas. I close up securely and go down below to wait out the storm, ready to bring the line in, using the retrieval line on the bridle initially, and my sheet winch - maybe half an hour or more of intermittent action, in keeping with the wave action. The JSD is then re-packed to be ready for the next storm, whenever that might happen.