[Alberg30] Documentation

[George Dinwiddie]

I believe you can bare-boat charter a non-US vessel without any 
problems.  It's just that coast-wise trade (including carrying
passengers for hire) between US ports must be carried out in
US built vessels according to the Jones Act.

Another tidbit about documentation: if your boat is documented,
it's can't be under the control of a non-US citizen.  The 
captain on board must be a US citizen, which could prevent 
you from bare-boat chartering to foreigners.  If there's a
US citizen on board, the simple thing is to nominate that
person as the captain in charge.

Documentation also lets the US Government take control of
the vessel in wartime.  I doubt that's a big issue for a 
30 foot sailboat, though.

 - George

> RABBIT649 at aol.com said:
> 
> But, as far as I know, they haven't changed the law that says a boat must be 
> US made in order to charter. Unless I'm remembering entirely incorrectly from 
> when I checked about that 5 years ago.
> Paul
> #23 Ashwagh

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