Tonnage Survey in California

[irvined]

Hello,

I recently bought my first boat, a Valiant 40, she's based in California, and is currently state registered in my name. This is all well and good but at some point I'm going to sail out of the US, and would like to have the vessel registered ideally in a red ensign country.

As a British citizen, the obvious choice would be the UK SSR, (It is not possible for me to federally document the boat in the US) however that requires a tonnage survey, which I do not have, does anybody know if its possible to get one done either in California, or remotely? (I can provide the measurements.)

The alternative is that I choose another country to register the boat in, any suggestions? The easier and cheaper the option the better.

Thanks in advance

David