Recent content by c.buck

If strava did yachting... This has my vote, as long as there is as much data as possible surrounding it. Last thing we need is a poxy website/app that only tells you your corrected time. Let's think wind angles, wind speeds, tidal factors, etc. etc. If played right, these guys and girls could go...

I assumed it was because certain rows of containers are lashed to the superstructure? Either way, reform is needed. Perhaps if fines were introduced per container loss (see NOAA issuing a $1m fine per container loss in the Monterey Sanctuary), then this would spur on vessel owners and charter...

I miss read this as 'anyone completed the Ostar Race?' - principle seems great, but seems to attract the older generation of blue water yachts, and I'm pretty sure something like 60% of the fleet had to abandon the race in 2017 after being hit by a hurricane?

Fair comments, as I'm not an expert, just trying to get involved in something I vaguely grasp. In the interest of shedding (no pun intended) further light, I can also tell you about having a great experience with Fastnet Marine back in 2012 on a shredded mainsail after broaching during Cowes...

@Frogmogman - didn't they also sail across the Atlantic a year or two ago as double handed crew?

Just to throw a spanner into everyone's negative comments. I've been with Edward William for two years. I've had a claim on my current Ion Group wording through them when we hit something underwater. No issues with a claim all paid out. At the end of the day, that's what I expected and paid my...

@alex_mcneill - I think there's some work that needs to be done... Pantaenius' coverages in your table are highly incorrect (I used to have a policy with them so know their cover inside out) I also think that the company you linked are treading on thin ice. I cannot see that they are authorised...

Time to move your insurance... they seem to be highly unethical! There's got to be more insurers out there who are actually fair!

hmm, I think you should tell your insurer that this is as a result of a heavy weather incident slamming on waves (perhaps you got caught out, or perhaps you thought your boat could handle those waves). The proximate cause is the heavy seas in the rough ride as you have described. Without the...

Very interesting, I’ve been trying to keep an eye on the insurance market for the last few years, and whilst insurers come and go, the last two years I’ve seen who the new players in the market are by getting quotes on compareyachtinsurance .com . I think every yacht owner has to take a view of...

Anyone else tried compare yacht insurance . Com?

Not sure I trust any insurers as far as I can throw them... used to be with Pantaenius, and then shopped around. Went with a Lloyds backed insurer through Compare Yacht Insurance .com and wouldn't look back! Will be interesting to know what happens to my renewal after brexit, and will be sure to...

Did you have any luck with this Brian? Here is a good article I found... https://tinyurl.com/s8x9woh

Here is a colreg/RRS question for you all.... Two boats are sailing downwind on a converging course. One is on starboard, and the other is on port. If the racing rules of sailing apply, then the starboard yacht has right of way. If the ColRegs apply, then the port vessel has right of way, as...

I heard that this was only for hurricane coverage... eitherway, I think you've got to look passed the normal players in the market. I bought a policy through compare yacht insurance .com a couple of months back, and am happy with my level of cover, the price I paid and the lack of hassle that it...