| "Why Boat Insurance Is A Necessity" | | | | Washingtonand have your boat insurance |
| - by John Edwardson | | | | in order as you do when you are |
| Boat insurance is necessary for all boat | | | | sailingfrom Bermuda to Florida. |
| owners who live on or reallyvalue their | | | | While I contemplate the last half of my |
| boats. If it is something that you feel | | | | life; (I am getting close tothat turning |
| you must replacethen you need to insure | | | | point) I must make some decisions as to |
| it. If you live on your boat it | | | | what I want todo with my leisure years. |
| isabsolutely necessary that it be | | | | I have many thoughts in mind but one |
| insured. Who would want to lose | | | | ofthose options that keep coming to mind |
| theirhome? | | | | is sailing the world. |
| Also most boats are financed in the | | | | All of us need to plan for what we want. |
| beginning. The lending companywill | | | | If I choose to go sailing Iwill need |
| insist on insurance in those cases just | | | | several things of those things that I |
| as they would with ahouse or a car. This | | | | will need if I dochoose a boat insurance |
| is not unreasonable; they have as much | | | | is the top of that list. I might wind up |
| to losein the financial sense as you do | | | | in acabin by the woods or on a beach in |
| if anything happens to the boat. | | | | the South Pacific, I am by naturea |
| Some areas are more dangerous than | | | | solitary person. |
| others for boaters. While some ofthose | | | | If that is the case I will happily spend |
| areas are famous or infamous 'the | | | | my time sipping iced tea andspoiling my |
| Bermuda Triangle' and the | | | | grandchildren. If I am on a boat I |
| Dardanelles others are less well known | | | | think I will see the |
| but can be just as dangerous. | | | | Sargasso Sea and sail around the world |
| Cape Disappointment in Washington State | | | | and across the equator. |
| is one of the most dangerousareas on the | | | | Discoverimportant advice and information |
| seas when the conditions are right (or | | | | about boat insurance. What dealsshould |
| wrong). You needto be just as prepared | | | | you look for ? And what should you |
| when you off the Pacific coast of | | | | avoid. |