Capt. Mooron wrote in message
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As an aside.... this idiot decided to place his new mooring right next to
mine in Yellowknife Bay. It was so close that both vessels would impact
beam
to on their swing radius. I asked him to place it further away but he
insisted that the location was perfect for him and suggested if I was
nervous .. I should pull my established mooring and move it.

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He was a Frenchman!

That says it all! French yachtsmen, on entering a new anchorage, always
assume that the boat already there has gone in the best place, so they
anchor themselves as near to you as possible even if the rest of the bay is
empty. I have had my anchor rode fouled in this way by a French yacht in an
otherwise empty bay.
Another time, I was alongside the quay in Concarneau. A French motor yacht
came in and could not berth alongside so had to raft outside some other
yachts.
Next day he was hovering around my yacht for a while and then finally asked
me when we were going. I said I was staying until the following day. "But I
want your berth" he said...