I have no answer, but your observation is valid.
My most recent example is in Port Jefferson, the Wednesday after the
4th. I pull into the large anchorage at 2pm and I am absolutely
alone. 11:30 pm, I awaken to a strange noise, go up on deck to find I
am no longer alone. The only other boat in the anchorage, that wasn't
there when I went to bed, has anchored so close that his dinghy is
banging on my boat.


On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:34:25 GMT, "Bart Senior"
wrote:

It seems every time I anchor with a group of
boats, they other skippers want to anchor close
to me. If I anchor last, it is not uncommon to see
other boats pull anchors and move even closer.
I call this the "herd" instinct.

What should a "non-leaf-eater" do in this situation?