Lately I’ve been working on the paperwork required to get the boat in the water. I hired Linda Dunn from Marine Documentation, Inc. in Newport, RI to handle the registration with the Coast Guard and the Radio License with the FCC.
I’m been shopping for insurance to cover the first year of cruising in the USA. I’ll have to update the policy next year if I plan to sail to Northern Europe in 2022.
I still need to find a customs broker to handle the paperwork and set up the 1.5% payment due on the boat before it can be unloaded but there is still time for that.
I did sign a contract for two months at Bert Jabin Yacht Yard in Annapolis. During that time, I’ll be sorting out the sail combinations, marking the running rigging for different speeds and figuring out the best settings on the autopilot. It will also give me a chance to do some night sailing in familiar waters. before heading to Maine.
I’ve already identified about 44 harbors/anchorages from Portland to Bar Harbor I’d like to visit this summer.
And then there is outfitting the boat with everything you need for everyday living. I had marked up a USHIP catalogue of the things I was going to buy in France. Now I just need to figure out where to buy everything in the US. The tea kettle and a bunch of Yeti tumblers are at the top of the list.
The boat should splash soon and then sea trails are next. This weeks photos aren’t that exciting. Just some details inside the boat.
