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Puerto Rico: USCG Rescues Danish Flagged Yacht Taking On Water
Date Published - February 26, 2021
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. This report by Boatwatch.org…. Read More
Last Update - February 26, 2021
UK: CA 180-Day Visa Campaign for UK Boaters in Europe
Date Published - February 25, 2021
The Cruising Association (CA) has launched its campaign to reduce the existential impact of Brexit on British small boat cruisers wanting to voyage extensively in European waters, including inland waterways…. Read More
Last Update - February 25, 2021
UK: RYA and British Marine Challenge HMRC’S Post-Brexit Plans for Private Pleasure Craft
Date Published - February 25, 2021
Since well before the Withdrawal Agreement was ratified at the beginning of 2020, the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and British Marine (BM) have been working to establish what the future holds for recreational boaters now that the transition period has ended and to clarify what measures the Government intends to… Read More
Last Update - February 25, 2021
Atlantic Crossing: Announcing ARC January
Date Published - February 23, 2021
Demand from cruisers to sail across the Atlantic this fall under the ARC banner has been so great that World Cruising Club have added a new route – ARC January. The rally will set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in early January 2022, following the classic trade wind… Read More
Last Update - February 23, 2021
Greece: Important Post-Brexit Regulations
Date Published - February 19, 2021
The Cruising Association is in the middle of negotiations on the most important areas of Regulations on behalf of UK yachts in Greece, those being theTransit Log, acceptance of VAT Paid Status and the 90 in 180 day rule. It is hoped there will be an announcement on these regulations… Read More
Last Update - February 19, 2021
NZ: Whangārei-based yachties facing cyclones make plea to Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi
Date Published - February 17, 2021
Yachties stranded in NZ with visas expiring in April 2021 are pleading with NZ Immigration to have their visas extended. This report from NZ Herald Northern Advocate Newspaper…. Read More
Last Update - February 17, 2021
Fiji: Sea Mercy Responds to Cyclone Yasa
Date Published - February 17, 2021
As with Cyclone Winston in 2016, Sea Mercy’s fleet of volunteer vessels, crews and disaster response leadership team in Fiji have been assisting the NDMO with emergency aid and medical team deliveries to the devastated remote island communities since Cycone Yasa struck in December. Find out what cruisers are doing… Read More
Last Update - February 17, 2021
Panama Canal: 2021 Update
Date Published - February 12, 2021
With less than half the number of yachts going through the Panama Canal in 2021 in comparison to 2019, current waiting times for a transit date is just 2-3 days after a Canal inspection. Yacht Agent Erick Galvez reports on the current situation and what to expect if doing a… Read More
Last Update - February 12, 2021
Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) Satellite AIS Tracking Service
Date Published - February 11, 2021
The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) HF Radio Service Net, FCC Call Sign KPK, has announced a new service for cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean from the US to Europe. Having always taken Float Plans of vessels making offshore passages, and tracked… Read More
Last Update - February 11, 2021
Cruising Europe: UK Boat Owners Caught in a "Perfect Storm"
Date Published - February 11, 2021
Robin Baron, chairman of the Cruising Association’s RATS committee, told Marine Industry News that UK cruisers are in the middle of ‘a perfect storm’. His words come at the end of months of Covid restrictions, a VAT ‘trap’ and new visa rules exacerbating everything. Amid a surge of enquiries about… Read More
Last Update - February 11, 2021
