T&T: Brit doing the Loop & Insurance

[Milt Baker]

Ron,

Tell Rowena to go with the flow and get a U.S. address--doing so is quick and easy.  Although there are many ways to do so, my recommendation is that she use the mail forwarding service I've been using, St. Brendan's Isle, in Green Cove Springs, FL.  They are extremely professional, provide a U.S. address and excellent mail forwarding service and a wide array of related services.  She can contact them at:

St. Brendan's Isle
411 Walnut Street
Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
904-284-1203
sbi at sbimailservice.com
www.boatmail.net

They have been very efficient at forwarding our mail to Spain while we've been cruising in the Mediterranean.

--Milt Baker, Nordhavn 47 Bluewater



Ron Barr wrote:

Recently forwarded to me and may have been posted but if not anyone got any
ideas - seems like there should be a solution...maybe also email back direct
to Rowena if anyone has any thoughts? 


Ron Barr
Newport RI


From: rowenagrant at btinternet.com

We're British, resident in UK, and put a deposit down on the ideal
boat to do the loop.  Many kind loopers responded to my earlier
request for info about insurance, but unfortunately, no insurance
company (including BoatUS) will give us a quote without us having "a
valid address" in the USA, effectively scuppering our plans and making
it almost certain that we can't do the loop - and we also stand to
lose our deposit on the boat in Fort Myers.  We've also tried UK
insurance companies but they don't want to insure USA resistered boats
in the USA.  We've had boats for nearly 30 years, so are not
inexperienced.  Oh dear.
 
Are there any Brits currently doing the loop who are also non-USA
residents and who are on a USA-registered boat?  How have you secured
insurance?
 
Anyone out there to save our dream?
 
Thanks, Rowena