The UK-based Cruising Association (CA) is hosting a Zoom talk to feature several short presentations focusing on advice cruisers can use in practice.
The talks will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&As from the audience at 1900 hrs on Wednesday, 8 March 2023.
The topics, led by the CA’s expert Regulatory and Technical Services Group (RATS), are:
- Orca Interactions - a presentation of the experiences, both interactions and uneventful passages, of sailors during the 2022 season in the waters where the Gibraltar Strait orca pod live, what has been learnt and what is planned for 2023 to help with the problem.
- Windfarms - there are more than 40 operational offshore wind farms off the shores of the UK, with many more under construction or in various planning stages. The talk will explain the hazards and advise how best to navigate around and through a wind farm, both in the UK and elsewhere.
- Cruising in Europe Now - we are still getting used to myriad changes and learning how to live in post-Brexit times, as well as finding out much more about how we can continue to go sailing and enjoy the delights of being ‘abroad’. The talk will summarise how the main changes are working in practice.
- VAT - dealing with VAT issues is now an everyday reality for yacht cruising, particularly for those who cruise between the UK and the EU. This talk will provide practical guidance on what needs to be done to avoid inadvertent VAT liabilities.
- CE/RCD issues - following the UK leaving the EU, the UK is replacing the well-known CE mark with its own version, UKCA, with full implementation now delayed until the end of 2024. This talk will summarise how the new UK system will work for yachts, which it may impact and how it may affect yacht movements or transactions.
For those who wish to take part but are not CA members, use this link here
