What do I need for the Isle of Man / Eire ?

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Sometime in this millenium, we might contemplate venturing to foreign parts from N. Wales (more foreign than England), so:

Assuming we remember passports, radio licence and insurance documents, what else do we need if we intend to land in the IoM, Eire, (or NI, I suppose for completeness)?

How realistic is it that we will be asked for "papers" ? Does practice match theory?

Boat isn't currently registered (SSR or otherwise), don't have a 'Q' flag (or any others, for that matter!)

Planning ahead.

Andy
 

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You don't need anything, not even passports.

We went round Ireland last year and had no hassle in 26 different ports, North or South. A customs guy came aboard in Dingle, but I think it was just beause he was bored. He was not interested in seeing the SSR cert or any other documentation, but we had a pleasant chat and a cup of tea.

We carried all the normal boat documentation plus the bill of sale for the boat, but no-one asked to see anything. Passports are always sensible to carry as a bombproof means of ID.

SSR is only £10 and worth having IMHO because it's a quick and easy way of having a quasi-legal document for the boat. Put the number on a plaque like we did and tie it on with tie wraps - then if you ever decide you want to come off the register (i.e. if they start using it as a basis for some kind of tax) or youwant to be more anonymous then you can just remove it.

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Well as a subjective observation, I've never been asked for any documentation in north or south of Ireland (or IOM tho only been once) wether hopping round the coast or arriving from England or Scotland.
As far as I'm aware (and believe me I'm no expert) the docs you mention should be more than enough (apart perhaps from an Irish phrase book).
 

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Prompted by your query, I've just spent an enjoyable half hour putting in searches on IOM .... definately want to go there now!

Of course, although part of Great Britain, it is not part of UK or the EU. So like the Channel Islands you do not need passports (you don't for NI or Eire either) but technically you should fly the yellow and report, both on arrival there and on return to UK. Duty-free regulations will also apply. As others have posted, I'd be very surprised if you were actually questioned.

Of course, Eire is EU so you don't need to do anything at all! (except change your Euros!).

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Sometime in this millenium, we might contemplate venturing to foreign parts from N. Wales (more foreign than England), so:

Assuming we remember passports, radio licence and insurance documents, what else do we need if we intend to land in the IoM, Eire, (or NI, I suppose for completeness)?

How realistic is it that we will be asked for "papers" ? Does practice match theory?

Boat isn't currently registered (SSR or otherwise), don't have a 'Q' flag (or any others, for that matter!)

Planning ahead.

Andy

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IoM is a common VAT/Excise area with the UK, so there's no question of flying yellows, and no prospect of duty-free goods. You need the same papers as you would visiting Liverpool. Never mind visiting, you can actually live here (but not work) without any formalities.

However, should you encounter the locals, it would be prudent not to say that you sailed from 'the mainland'. 'Across' is what they'd prefer (they think the Island's the mainland, you see). Nor should you refer to rats, of which there are none on the Island. What we have here instead is 'Long tails'.

In other words, just bring a sense of humour. It's a funny old place, but well worth a visit.
 

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Thanks to all for the informative replies (as always). Just got to wait for that spell of settled weather with SW F3, and catch SWMBO in an adventurous mood....

Living near Snowdonia, I'm familiar with the requirement for, and lack of availability of, high-wind unbrellas.

Feeling somewhat humbled at the moment, as I've found out that an ex work colleague (who I regarded as non-boaty & fairly staid) sailed a Wayfarer from N. Wales to Port St Mary in years gone by, and was greeted with a handshake from the HM.

So I've got: Log, Depth, GPS, Cabin, tender, KEELS, Cooker, engine, VHF.... Don't think I'll qualify for the handshake, even if I do pluck up the courage to go.

Must be a wuss.

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Hi Andy

Why not do the first part of the crossing in company. The North Wales Cruising Club are sailing out of Conwy to the Isle of Man on May 27th. Details are on the website at Cruising Programme It's much less stressful, especially when crossing for the first time, and it's good to meet up at the end and compare shared experiences over a pint.

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We sail out of Conwy, but would consider a hop to Amlwch before leaving for IoM. I've been keeping an eye on the NWCC events, and will hopefully tag along sometime this year (but we're very slow!) - Our tender is on Deganwy beach, so once ashore & back in the car it's as easy to head home as cross over to the NWCC (but much less sociable). Must find the secret of parking on the Conwy side. Also have to organise things around children's attention span / limit of endurance, etc. Would arrange for offspring to stay with friends for the likes of an IoM trip (they get bored after a few hours).

Thanks for the interest.

Andy
 
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