That is my whole point. When UK boats had free circulation VAT status was not an issue, although customs could always ask for evidence if they suspected a boat was being imported for example, or a boat was exceeding the TA limit (for example the many Swiss owned boats kept in the EU under TA). The nearest parallel for the new situation for Brits is the Channel Islands which are a third country. Owners of boats there regularly visit France and mainland UK without any difficulty or formally entering. Customs deal with potential violations by exception. There are now over 20 states individually responsible for policing their borders and enforcing VAT rules against visiting UK boats, and there does not seem to be a consistent system to do this.
It's perhaps likely that any single sailors will be hitting internet dating sites specifying any schengen country as their future male/female targets nationality...!
Well I have said in the past how people can extend the 90 into almost 6 months but I get throw back at me what you just wrote , so best advise I have you is enjoy your 90 days then leave the EU.
Your quite right .
Mother, thought you had given up the pipe.
Exactly. That is the point I have been making. I agree that it will settle down and may not prove to be a big deal. However for many south coast yachties used to popping over the channel and down the west coast, often avoiding marinas and what are now Ports of Entry it may mean more formality to actually check in and out. Also for Schengen purposes your passport determines your status. For the boat the registration paper is to comply with international maritime law and may or may not have relevance for the boat status in the EU. As we see in these discussions determining whether a boat is eligible for RGR or TA is not straightforward and in the absence of any form of official certification requires a variety of evidence - including as in your case a photo of your boat on a mooring!Over 20 different counties with thousands of jobsworths, each with their own interpretation of the law, could be fun and games
In the short term, I wouldn't be surprised to see more interest than previously in UK boats and crew but, expect it to settle down as time passes. We know the authorities are notified when a boat arrives in a marina but, what happens when it leaves? If crew are logged into Schengen database on arrival, are they logged out again on departure so any time spent on anchor before next marina is below the radar? Hopefully, cruises this year will provide info we don't yet have.
PM in Portugal often photograph boat names on moorings and on anchor and I'm told details are logged but, suspect they're looking more at unusual movements tied to drug trafficking.
As I said to you earlier it people who voted for Brexit have restricted my FoM to cruise freely as I have done for the last 30+ years. Of course it’s not difficult keeping to the new rules- it’s just extremely frustrating. There are cruisers on this forum who are effectively in denial on how the new rules HAVE affected our freedom - one of the many reasons why we have chosen to do it in the first place. Even now, visit’s to France / Belgium / Netherlands / Channel Islands are now fraught with checking in and out, with time and burocracy involved. I’ll wish Vic luck on his future cruising and please let us know how you get on bending any rules you have in mind.
A question many of us are asking. Just waiting for the first guinea pig to try it out when we are released from jail ?
Third world country's cruisers have been doing it for many many years . But then there are not Brits, first question a brits ask ,when they arrive is where the PP office the first question a Ozzie ask is , where the best bar .
Thanks for wishing me luck but I think its not me who going to need it .
Whats going to happen in the future is unknown to any of us ,
It's very simple.. You now have to cruise in areas where you can make a quick exit... For example Greece. From here you can go to Albania or Montenegro or Turkey... Or cruise Italy and go to Tunisia. Admitted we can not be a lazy as yesteryear but other countries will give us longer cheaper visas eventually. How about 90 days in Canaries 90 days in Morocco? Life is still good ya!!!!?
For the record .
), find a way around it , or spend 90 days and get out of the EU . 