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They probably never go sailing though.Not according to my insurers who say 12 miles.
They probably never go sailing though.Not according to my insurers who say 12 miles.
Fair Point. Dunno where I got 60 from......and can't find it anywhere...!Not according to my insurers who say 12 miles.
Fair Point. Dunno where I got 60 from......and can't find it anywhere...!
The 60 miles from land is usually quoted on charter fishing boat licences, they quote that they can fish up to 60 miles from a safe harbour, MCA coding.Fair Point. Dunno where I got 60 from......and can't find it anywhere...!
Have a look at post#6. It Offshore, or Coastal) is a social construct and its meaning depends on who is writing the definition and to an extent the purpose.Fair Point. Dunno where I got 60 from......and can't find it anywhere...!
According to the World Sailing Regs, and I quote below, Cat 3 and 4 are Inshore, but no mention of Distance from shore.
I do the Brindisi to Corfu Regatta, every year, which is a Cat 3 race and the furthest we are from land is about 35nms.
2.01.1 Category 0 Trans-oceanic races, including races which pass through areas in which air or sea temperatures are likely to be less than 5°C (41°F) other than temporarily, where boats must be completely self-sufficient for very extended periods of time, capable of withstanding heavy storms and prepared to meet serious emergencies without the expectation of outside assistance
2.01.2 Category 1 Races of long distance and well offshore, where boats must be completely self sufficient for extended periods of time, capable of withstanding heavy storms and prepared to meet serious emergencies without the expectation of outside assistance
2.01.3 Category 2 Races of extended duration along or not far removed from shorelines or in large unprotected bays or lakes, where a high degree of self-sufficiency is required of the boats
2.01.4 Category 3 Races across open water, most of which is relatively protected or close to shorelines.
2.01.5 Category 4 Short races, close to shore in relatively warm or protected waters normally held in daylight.
Regards.
I asked my Insurer and they said that yes I'm covered.Don't know anything about racings regs. but changed our insurance from offshore to coastal last year and discussed crossing Bay of Cadiz which turned out not a problem as 12 miles is from headlands when crossing a bay.
As the Isle of Man isn't in either UK or GB, UK coastal waters policy most likely doesn't cover, as ours didn't many years ago. Wonder if OP has asked his insurers yet?
Brilliant. There are few better feelings than making a landfall where you expect to be, and you will that much better off when your GPS suddenly says "No speed, No position" as mine did last season.The point of all this is that navigation can be as much fun as sailing the boat & it gives one confidence of where one is. I regularly sail between Lowestoft & the Channel Islands with very little use of the chart plotter, only having it on for the AIS function & in shipping areas.