Hal, thanks for the feedback! Have a great cruise! Scott -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Hal Wyman" <twl2@halwyman.com> > > My question is this: How many of you cruising couples have > > succeeded in acquiring insurance? > > After having had insurance covering the inside passage from Seattle to > Alaska for several years, that experience along with a record of offshore > passages as crew and navigator enabled me to get covered for a trip from > Maine to St. Martin via Bermuda and a year and a half Eastern Caribbean > cruise in 1992. Subsequently in 2000 I was able to get coverage between > Seattle and Nova Scotia with only my wife as crew. Later I had no problem > getting coverage for the Nordhavn Atlantic Rally > > > Was this an instant process or did you have to "earn your stripes"? > > > > I don't think I could have gotten the coverage as a neophyte. > > > 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? > > I can't recall ever having been asked for proof of insurance in those areas, > but I have been asked in Spain and France. > > > Would it be possible to get a "Liability Rider" on my > > personal insurance that might substitute for Yacht Insurance... > > If you have any kind of liability policy (and you should) you can ride on it > I would think, but I am not an insurance expert. I would talk to Al Golden > at I.M.I.S. in Maryland. He has insured my boats for many years now. > > Hal > _______________________________________________ > > 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