Drascomber
Well-Known Member
On a recent sail from Scotland to Northern Ireland in my 21'6" Drascombe Coaster I was pondering the fact that my Drascombe Scheme insurance this year now excludes the Channel and the Irish Sea.
It used to include the Drascombe cross channel rally but of course we cant do those now 'cos the French regulations apparently say that no boats less than 5 metres (Dabbers) are allowed more than 5 miles out and in addition to a lot of other stuff, any boat going more than 6 miles out has to carry a liferaft (apart from the cost, a liferaft on a Drascombe Lugger or a Coaster would be an impediment to sailing!) There is a Euro 1,500 fine for non compliance.
Soon (if the nannies have their way) the trip taken by the guy who recently sailed his Dabbber home to Hamburg, the Lugger trips to Australia and across the Pacific etc and even my little trip to Ireland could become criminal offences.
This is all getting ****!! ridiculous.
It used to include the Drascombe cross channel rally but of course we cant do those now 'cos the French regulations apparently say that no boats less than 5 metres (Dabbers) are allowed more than 5 miles out and in addition to a lot of other stuff, any boat going more than 6 miles out has to carry a liferaft (apart from the cost, a liferaft on a Drascombe Lugger or a Coaster would be an impediment to sailing!) There is a Euro 1,500 fine for non compliance.
Soon (if the nannies have their way) the trip taken by the guy who recently sailed his Dabbber home to Hamburg, the Lugger trips to Australia and across the Pacific etc and even my little trip to Ireland could become criminal offences.
This is all getting ****!! ridiculous.
