Thank you all for your responses to my inquiry. Judy - I will be in touch! James

Danny, I am notsuggesting any funny business. i.e. When Bill Rouse owned BeBe he was able toget an underwriter in the EU because the vessel was registered in the USVI. Thesame insurance company

Hi Mark, all insurance policies I have seen require nothing to be concealed or information withheld on pain of cancellation. I may have the wrong end of the stick but it seems ownership nationality

Hi Ian and Judy, I would love to read about all your experiences. Do you have some blogs you can share directly with me, guess we shouldn't load the forum. Or write a book.(seriously) Its an area I

Thanks, Mark, much appreciated. My Pantaenius comes up in April and is only $2200 for east coast US and Bahamas, so we'll likely renew if it doesn't change much. Next year perhaps I'll change, so

Hi Bill, much to my surprise, I was able to get somewhere with just my iPad. I’ve created a form to allow people to indicate their preferences and allow you to track and rank them. I can blow away

Craig, We were able toget a quote from Y-Yacht because we are BVI flagged and our vessel is corporateowned in the BVI. I also believe they will underwrite a vessel in the USVI witha USVI address.

I just heard back from Y Yacht Insurance - they cannot cover US yachts at this time, but are making enquires and hope to be able to do so next year. Craig Briggs SN68 ---In amelyachtowners@...,

Hi James, We sailed from Panama to Chile in 2002/3 and then spent two seasons in Chile, mainly in and around the Beagle Channel. Can't say enough about it. The best sailing experiences in 40 years of

Mark, Thanks for the informative reply! I thought I attached this to the insurance thread, not sure how it got on the Rally thread... I have not heard of Novamar before, please do send me your

I am not at all sure how this fits into the calculations. We’d be interested, but… We have no idea where we will be in that time frame. Right now we are in full cruising mode, which means we

Hi Bill, Depending on how the wiring of the charger is done. It is probably quite simple to put a couple of diodes in the wires going to the batteries to eliminate this problem. Fair

Let me update you on the First Ever Amel Eastern Caribbean Rally 2019 Dates: We have corrected some wrong dates on the original proposal and established an alternative calendar that works for more

Mark, Be careful. The battery chargers that charge 2 different voltage banks share the same negative between the two. This will result in the negative of the starting battery being connected to the

We have a ChargeMaster 24/30-3 & a ChargeMaster 24/100-3. The 30 amp charger is the newer of the two. Mastervolt was introducing a 40 amp version that would charge both the 24 & 12 volt batteries

You might want to speak with Ian and Judy Jenkins of Pen-Azen. They made that passage and spent a few years in and around the Beagle channel. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

The ex owner’s of Super Maramu 248 (Moondog), John and Ruth Martin, did exactly that. See

thanks Bill! James

I know an ex-owner who was from Chile and owned a SM. I will try to get in touch with him. Best, Bill Rouse Amel School 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970 My Calendar

Hello everyone - I'm interested to know if there are any Amel owners who have sailed to Southern Chile from Panama along the Pacific coast of South America. If so, I'd love to hear about your