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Hi Daria,
The cruising restrictions you mention are real and will be onerous, especially if administered by bureaucrats/police etc. with no idea of what cruising is like and who love to say "no". I am glad I no longer sail those waters and did so in less restrictive times.
I know many attribute the new laws to “wealthy” home owners on shore who do not want their view restricted (among other reasons) and, I suspect, that is in part true. I also know that, when I sailed those waters, I saw many, perhaps most, cruisers who operated “leaving a clean wake”. I also saw many who were impressively indulgent: anchoring for long periods of time obviously dumping overboard, taking their dinghy to marginal “public” shorelines, using marina facilities while anchored out without paying, etc. etc. These were the cruisers. Even worse were those just jumping on a boat for cheap accommodation while working ashore or just hanging out. These were not cruisers: some of their vessels were clearly not functional, but certainly contributed to those of us living on our boats having a bad name, especially those of us who shy away from marinas.
I wish there were an answer. I would urge us all to call our fellow boaters on disrespectful practices. For example, I was pulling into Treguier (I think) and picking up a mooring late when another cruiser informed me that if we left by 0900 hrs in the morning we would miss the collection boat and would not have to pay. When I commented that that would be stealing, he was a bit taken aback: it was certainly a conversation stopper unfortunately. But I hope the message stuck. However, it is just that kind of occasional indulgent “cruiser” mentality that I believe needs confronting and, might, forestall restrictions in the future.
My best, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy