[Sentoa] Insurance costs

[Cameron Sharpe]

We've had Seastar for a little over 3-years.  After quite a bit of shopping, 
a NW insurance broker hooked us up with an outfit called Zurich Ins.  We 
have paid about $1,000 per year, gradually increasing to just under $1,300 
per year on a 99 model vessel valued around $185k.  We are limited to 25 
miles offshore, and to the Northern tip of Vancouver Island (inside passage) 
at that price.  I suspect the big deal is not being in an area subject to 
tropical storms.  Of course, we seem to have lots of mist that dilutes the 
corrosive effects of residue left by dive-bombing Seagulls.

Cameron Sharpe, CPP
Seastar: NT32-128   Port Ludlow, WA
SharpeC at cox.net