On Tuesday night, 4.11.23, we had an encounter with Turquoise Turtle Charters.  The pulled in front of us and parked on top of our anchor.  When Steve asked them to move up, they refused.  There are a couple of reasons why his behavior was wrong.  First, when you park on top of someone else’s anchor, you risk tangling or damaging anchor chains.  Since boats are only secured by their anchors and corresponding chains, this is a potentially dangerous issue.  We were anchored in sand, so we were probably OK, but the risk shouldn’t be there in the first place.  Second, why is it necessary to park that close to another boat in such a wide, open bay?  And third, the boat who is there first can ask the other boat to move and it is the sailor’s code to comply.  This captain outright refused to move. 

Anyways, the next morning we left and got within inches of his boat.  I couldn’t tell if he was moving it forward or not, as I was looking at the anchor chain and trying to pull the anchor up.  We moved over to the southern side of the bay by the Leverett Bay Marina.  We had reservations to attend a pirate show at the marina that Wednesday evening.  This show was put on by a guy who is raising money to support a floating school for Haitian children.  He was a talented, entertaining musician who sang, played the guitar, harmonica, and the accordion.  The audience had maracas to shake to the beat.  There were plenty of Arrrr… jokes.  And, there was a conch blowing contest.  It was an enjoyable evening and we were able to dinghy back to our boat before it got dark.