Scott, I'm sure I had less experience than you, and some of my crew had zero experience. Yet I had no problems getting insurance through Al Golden. Give Al (Internation Marine Insurance Services) a call. I'd give you the number, but I don't have it now that I'm boatless. > I just got off the phone with Overseas Insurance, one of > the companies recommended by Nordhavn. I am currently > with Zurich (purchased through Overseas). When I advised > Overseas I planned a departure this summer for a 2 year > Caribbean cruise they said Zurich would not carry the > policy, and that I should submit an itinerary and a > boating experience resume for my wife and I. They would > then submit it to Loyds of London and see if they would > write a policy. I'm certain my wife and I don't have > enough boating experience to satisfy them. I am prepared > to leave without insurance and simply "self insure". > > My question is this: How many of you cruising couples > have succeeded in acquiring insurance? > > Was this an instant process or did you have to "earn your > stripes"? > > Assuming you do NOT have insurance, have you been refused > moorage at any marinas in the U.S., Central America, > Mexico, or the Lesser Antilles? > > Would it be possible to get a "Liability Rider" on my > personal insurance that might substitute for Yacht > Insurance. I'm not concerned about insuring the boat > against loss, but am concerned about liability. One of > the problems with a "Rider" is you have to have something > for the policy to "ride" on. Having sold the house, cars > and other belongings, I'm not sure what I'd use as a base > policy? Any thoughts on this are welcome and appreciated! > Thanks, Scott > _______________________________________________ > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water > World Productions, formerly known as Trawler World > Productions. > > To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the > subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: > > mailto:passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com > > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List _________________________________________ Check your Email accounts at MyEmail.com Login from home, work, school. Anywhere!