In recent weeks, the Oakland Estuary has morphed from an innocuous playground for water sports into a semi-lawless stretch roamed by marauding thieves and patrolled by vigilantes, say members of th…
Anchor-outs is a catch-all term for people living rent-free in public waterways across the Bay Area. Although not technically legal, anchor-out communities have been a fixture in the region for years — most notably Richardson Bay, which has a large houseboat community that authorities are working to remove. Anchor-outs don’t pay to dock at the marina and often live in old or failing boats.
Andrew Haid, an anchor-out who stays not far from Union Point Park, is currently living in a sailboat with a broken rudder and serious mechanical issues. Haid used to live on the street, but now he’s a man of the water. He’s lived in the estuary for over 10 years, watching the wildlife and happenings on Coast Guard island.
A box of items collected by Andrew Haid aboard a sailboat anchored in the estuary near Union Point Marina on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Oakland, Calif. Haid lives aboard the boat after claiming it from the shoreline. If the estuary has fallen into Wild West-style lawlessness, then Kaleo Albino, lead marine patrol officer for the Oakland Police Department, is the Lone Ranger.
Brock de Lappe, a member of the Alameda Yacht Club, talks about the abandoned boats near the US Coast Guard Island ramp in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. According to the Alameda yacht club community, a small group of anchor-outs are stealing boats and dinghies from yacht clubs and marinas in Alameda, stripping them for parts, and then sinking them in the Oakland Estuary.
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