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Originally Posted by TabbyCat  All reputable insurance companies have limits on sailing solo. The main reason is that if you go on a long offshore passage, you will have to sleep sometime, so no-one will be on watch. Some examples of solo-sailing limits I have seen include:
~ Excluding coverage for continuous trips that last over 24 hours
~ Not allowing single-handing at night
~ Seaworthiness clause. Maritime courts have agreed that seaworthiness applies not only to the actual condition of the vessel, but also to having an adequate number of crew on board for the passage planned.
But if you want to island hop, have a good sailing resume, and an insurable boat, you should be able to get coverage. |
This might be better answered in its own thread, but I'll leave that up to you. On the "sailing resume" that you noted, could you explain what all that pertains to? I'm guessing that despite the title, it actually includes all sorts of documentation demonstrating one's ability such as types of boats owned, training classes from Coast Guard Auxillary and Power Squadrons and private instruction schools, etc? And, rather than carrying such documentation in its original form at sea, would photo copies suffice?