Hi james, The cost of the agent varies, typically anywhere between 50 and 100 euros depending on the island. This can easily be done by yourself, but we’ve found that the process goes a lot smoother

And for France, I was checked two times by customs within 2 years but thes were more intereted in enforcing the 18 month rule Gerald SV Jetlag SM 113

Just FYI, nobody even in New Zealand, requested any kind of license during our 3 seasons in the S. Pacific with a USA flagged boat. Theo. s/v Paloma, Amel 50 #18

Thanks, James, we’ll look into it. Kent Robertson S/V Kristy karkauai@... USA cell: 828-234-6819

Kent and Iris, With regards to Mediterranean countries, it is my understanding that most require a competency license these days. In Italy we sailed for 3 seasons before getting our ICC licenses

This discussion has made me realize that I really don’t have a clue about rules and regulations in countries we’ll be visiting on our 5-10 year cruise in the S Pacific and Med. I’ve sailed the

Mohammad and Aty Thanks for the advice and for the offer to help find an agent. I am not sure of what the cost for this service my be but this option certainly sounds appealing for at least our

Hallo Michael, Yes, my boat is non-EU so perhaps I do need to pay through customs. I am thinking of using an agent for at least the first clearing in to be sure that I get everything correct. I

Tony and Lel Wells, Thanks for providing the details of the insurance required for sailing Greek waters. My renewal is coming up shortly and I will check to be sure that all of these requirements

Agree on the wimpy 220V exhaust blower.....after installing a new capacitor (original spec) it works OK but seems about half the flow of the engine fans--others, trying to juice it up with a capacitor

Thanks Bill- mine is just bungied to the ceiling and puts out very little air now. I think I know why my previous Mastervolt 100 amp charger may have failed. Not sure it had an ambient temp cutoff

You should have a “Greek Compulsory Third Party Yacht Liability Endorsement” from your insurer, translated into Greek. It needs to clearly state the following levels of cover to satisfy Greek

I wrote a summary of the whole process on my website: https://www.sionell.de/sioned/index.php/tips-und-tricks/72-griechische-yachtsteuer-t German language only, sorry, but you might engage Google

Thomas You can get spare parts fror Victron devices directly from Victron. See: https://www.victronenergy.com/chargers -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently Kalamata, Greece

James No, there is no need to have translated papers of any kind into Greek language. However recently the Hellenic Coastguard here in Kalamata (Messinian Bay) fined a German motorboat owner for his

Hi james; There are several agents in most ports of entry in Greece. Most agents have counterparts that they work with in neighboring countries. We always ask for referrals from the agent we check out

Gerhard Mueller, Thanks this is very helpful! I had not heard about the need for my boaters license (ICC in my case) to be translated into Greek? I wonder if this applies to the radio license

Mohammad, Thanks for the excellent information in your reponses. Was it very expensive to hire an agent to handle your paperwork? Any suggestions for locating or hiring an

Rink, A big help, thanks for the response. The website you provided also has a lot of helpful information in it. I would agree that a fine of 1,100 Euros for above 12M is definitely “hefty”

Thomas, I am 99% sure that it is a Blower from a Climma A/C. You can probably get a replacement in Europe from http://www.veco.net/ BTW, I have always felt that this blower is not strong