Effect of coronavirus on UK/European sailing?

jordanbasset said:
If I had to make a guess as to what is happening I would strongly suspect the ferry would be cancelled before then and you would then get a full refund.
Alternatively Brittany Ferries normally allow you to transfer to a different date for free, maybe move to much later in the year. If still can't go move it again. Just a thought
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I hope your first sentence applies, and it probably will.

For travel after 22nd April new ticket types will be introduced, with a less generous amendment/cancellation policy applying:

New ferry ticket types
 
LONG_KEELER said:
Things are working out just fine for the Apocalypse industry so anything goes at the moment.

Calling it coronavirus was just brilliant by the ad men. Asian flu just doesn't have the right marketing feel about it.

I'm just glad that I had a few Dettol shares which should at least pay for the antifoul this season.
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dom said:
I’m thinking travel plans, do we really want to be stuck in a faraway port treating this pesky bug?

What about its effect on new boat sales and marina prices as the economies face a long and protracted recession, falling house prices, etc.?

What influence will real/contingent travel restrictions exert?

Etc
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The chances are that you won't be allowed to enter so that you are unlikely to be stuck in a faraway port.
 
Halcyon Yachts said:
We have another yacht setting off on a transatlantic delivery soon. The middle of the Atlantic is probably the best place to be!

Pete
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You might want to check up on that, depending on where you are leaving from and planned arrival. Your boat may be turned away. Or crew required to quarantine.
Not a good time.
 
I have booked air tickets for Greece in a few weeks time. The plan was to stay there for a month but we are looking to cancel the air tickets, hire car and airport parking; lets hope that I can recover the money.
 
Up until today, I though heading off locally on my sailboat would be an ideal way to self isolate.
I'm changing my mind, times are extremely uncertain.
Today walking the dog is ok,
Now I am hearing local communities reacting in quite surprising and unfriendly manners to strangers.
A local mayor from a small tourist dependent town. Going on the news to tell tourists they are not welcome. Do not come, If you are hear already leave.

Fear is causing strange reactions.

Perhaps I might do some local sailing. But I wont be going very far or visiting, inhabited islands.

One wonders what tomorrow will bring.
 
V1701 said:
I'm supposed to be slowly coast hopping my way from UK to Portugal from late May/early June, I don't know whether I'll be able to set off as early as I'd like but hope still to be able to go. I have a one year sabbatical from work that can't be undone now which was going to be next year but Bozzer & Brexit put the dampers on that plan...
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Why did b&b do anything? Serious question, not affected us or our live aboard mates at all!
 
V1701 said:
Boris & Brexit mean that I can't go to Portugal & get a temporary residence after the end of transition which was the original plan...
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Why not? Lots of non-EU nationals do. Admittedly, not as easy or as cheap as for fellow EU citizens but it will still be do-able if you are serious about living in Portugal.
 
srm said:
Why not? Lots of non-EU nationals do. Admittedly, not as easy or as cheap as for fellow EU citizens but it will still be do-able if you are serious about living in Portugal.
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My understanding is that while in the transition period I can sail my boat to Portugal, take a contract in a marina, use that as an address and get a 5 year temp residency permit. After transition my regular income won't be sufficient to get the other type of visa (the one where you need a regular income equal to or greater than the Portuguese minimum wage) until I am 67 and in receipt of all my pensions which I am some way off. Any tips or advice that you may have would be appreciated...
 
V1701 said:
My understanding is that while in the transition period I can sail my boat to Portugal, take a contract in a marina, use that as an address and get a 5 year temp residency permit. After transition my regular income won't be sufficient to get the other type of visa (the one where you need a regular income equal to or greater than the Portuguese minimum wage) until I am 67 and in receipt of all my pensions which I am some way off. Any tips or advice that you may have would be appreciated...
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Yes, that is my understanding as well, and close to what I did some six years ago. However, having done two Portuguese language courses for imigrants I have met people from a number of different third nation countries who live here. Most of the younger ones have jobs or are looking for work so there are ways around it if you are able to work. Sorry, but can not give more detailed info though as listening to conversations even people from the same country seem to come up against different requirements depending on their personal situations.
As a second thought the Portuguese minimum wage is so low that I suspect it would be difficult to live here and keep a boat on an even lower level of income.
 
srm said:
Yes, that is my understanding as well, and close to what I did some six years ago. However, having done two Portuguese language courses for imigrants I have met people from a number of different third nation countries who live here. Most of the younger ones have jobs or are looking for work so there are ways around it if you are able to work. Sorry, but can not give more detailed info though as listening to conversations even people from the same country seem to come up against different requirements depending on their personal situations.
As a second thought the Portuguese minimum wage is so low that I suspect it would be difficult to live here and keep a boat on an even lower level of income.
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Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think V1701 wants to live there full time , just get a resident permit so he can get some kind of free movement .
 
sailaboutvic said:
My daily routine was waking up, making coffee then picking up the internet and look at the weather now the first page I hit is the BBC news hope to read something good only to be dash with more lockdowns and the virus spending further .
Today we on our six day of lock down life just isn't the same although we all trying hard to adjust to it and make the best of it ,
any other Sunday we looking forward to our marina BBQ, but not today.
Yesterday was spend walking around a almost ghost town with a sheet of paper in out back pack to saying we are out and about to find a pharmacy in case the police stops us, how unreal is that.
The most surprise thing this week is how the people in Sicily are respecting what they are asked to do ,
I mean the Italians like the Greek and Spanish and other Med folks take rules with a pinch of salt but for now most are doing what's asked from them one good example is we not seeing the panic buying of food that's happen back home .
There no more hugging and kissing and people are keeping distance to each other.
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They are being sensible because they have seen the figures for deaths in Italy, I suspect.
 
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