Immediate Advice Needed for AICW Movement
If you are capable of deciphering the current, ever changing regulations re ICW navigation, please reply to Mark’s request. There are bound to be others “stuck” in the same situation of needing to get north prior to June 1st.
We have a 60 ft yacht and it is currently trapped in NC due to the Corona scare. We are hoping to get the boat out of there as soon as we can, so we can get it North for Hurricane season. So we have three questions :
1. Are Boats that are not trailerable, not restricted to move through the ICW to get it to the Bay?
2. If we are not able to move the boat what do we do as the typical Insurance will not cover the boat in the NC area after 5/31 as I am sure many others out there have the same problem ?
3. Any thoughts or has someone heard anything related to this type of problem ?
We appreciate any information anyone may have ?
All the Best,
Stuck at Home
Mark Cox
Comments from Cruisers (1)
Over the years I have had several different "hurricane lines" that restricted how far south I could be during hurricane season. One was Oriental, NC and the other was Cumberland Island, GA. I worked with my insurance company to define these restrictions. You should contact your insurance agent to identify your options – the Oriental line was pretty common/normal/easy but I had to negotiate/pay an extra premium to get the Cumberland Island option. Generally, my experience is that you can always get insurance – it is just a matter of how much it will cost. Note this was for a 61 ft motor yacht. Another option to consider is hauling the boat and laying it up for a while if that is an option – obviously not an option if you are a liveaboard. There are some good/inexpensive boatyard options in NC that I have used.