Peter lived on his boat for 40 years. One of the Anchor-Outs, a group of people living on boats anchored in Richardson Bay.

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Local authorities have been making an effort to get rid of the boats anchored in Richardson Bay. They began by confiscating and crushing boats, leaving many of the boaters homeless. Now they have softened their approach and are offering housing vouchers to the few anchor-outs who remain.

The Richardson Bay Regional Agency is the primary actor in this area, but the Bay also falls under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the City of Sausalito.

Many of the anchor-outs have accepted the housing vouchers, including Peter. He has now been housed for about 2 months, yet his boat still remains anchored in the bay. The reason is nesting seagulls.

Seagulls are protected under the migratory bird treaty act, making it a crime to disturb the birds or their nest. This unique circumstance has been seized upon by one of the other anchor outs. The local authorities are required to wait for the birds to migrate before they can seize Peter's boat.

This video is part of a larger project, which is documenting the few remaining anchor outs, and their struggles to maintain their way of life. I aim to portray what boat life is actually like, and show the diversity of the people living on the bay.

I also hope to interview people at the various government agencies trying to remove this community from the water.

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