Hi All, The duty free zone is more a myth than a reality in Panama. Also BEWARE of the shipper you use in Panama. DHL uses the local postal system and it is useless. Deliveries by UPS work much

I had Islands 44 Plus Hard put on in Trinidad, and was worried after reading some misleading information that the boat would not be allowed into New Zealand. But, Islands 44 Plus Hard can not be sold

Good, let us know. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

Bill you are a mind reader, that is exactly my response to them. Still awaiting their reply. ;)

John, Maybe you've thought about this: Ask them if they will cover if you change your vessel home port and your address to St. John, Virgin Islands. If this works, contact Connections in St John

Hi All, so Y-Yachts reports that cannot insure the vessel because it is "domiciled" in the US...even though the vessel is not physically located in the US. See below: Hi John, Thank you for your

I agree, and this is a pity because that will kill the cruiser business in the Caribbean. Already 1.5 years ago Island Water World Marina was telling me, they had much less boats. Most remaining

John Don’t know if you are a member of the OCC. If so, I would take this up with OCC America rep as Topsail are the OCC sponsoring insurers. If not, I know a number of Amels are members and maybe

bottom paint: you can order AF in Panama at Marine Warehouse, Arturo, in Panama City. He delivers to Shelter Bay. you can also buy AF in the duty free zone in Colon. herbert, SN120

Hi Thomas, we ordered trojan batteries in Colon, "Casa de las baterias" in 4Altos, prices are good, 10% discount if you leave your old batteries there. in french polynesia you can buy batteries

John , Wow! Good job! Thanks for confirming that Ocracoke is too thin, as the charts show. Btw, Ocracoke is a fun side trip if you're in the neighborhood again, and, as you note, Oriental is a

Hi Alex,. No I think there visit an industry wide avoidance of insurance for Caribbean right now. I am working through it and will report findings ...

Hi Craig, We went inside at Morehead City Definitely have to go at low tide. We had 68.5 ft on the boards and went under with only the 3ft VHF touching the bridge. Ran up the Core Creek channel

C&G, Understand your desire to have independent systems - (of course the next word is "but") - but, a super feature of integrating your AP with the network and Zeus 3 is the ability to have the AP

Hi John, You mentioned staying in Little Washington, NC in your post about Micron 66. Just out of curiosity, how did you get there - through Ocracoke Inlet? Since returning to America we've been to

I hope you never face that choice. When I went back to St Bart, the Gustavia Harbour told me (for Hurricane Irma) many sailors, (some I met), left and were never seen again. May be they are dropping

Hi Alex, yes saw Bill's and others discussions. My primary game plan for a storm is to run. If I am stuck someplace I guess I will do my best in place...it is all anyone can do. On coverage

Hello John, Sorry about your mishap… I was told that only insurances located in your place of residence could insure you. When I contacted Pantaenius for quote (2 years ago) they sent me to their

Hi Ian, I did the same repairs last year. We knew it from survey time that the gear boxes needed attention so it wasn't a surprise issue however, about eight months later the main furler out of