My wife and I have fallen in love with a yacht currently for sale in Sydney, Australia. As we're both from EU (Belgium) and first time owners, we're trying to get the details sorted out regarding insurance and affordable berthing places / costs. The idea is to leave the boat in Australia untill January 2016, when we and the kids go over for sailing. Afterwards we're looking at shipping it over the EU or sailing it with a delivery crew.
As this is all new, we're looking for insurance options and berthing places to leave the boat untill next year.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
As this is all new, we're looking for insurance options and berthing places to leave the boat untill next year.
- Can anyone recommend on insurance company? Are there pitfalls we should be aware of? Would it make sense (pricewise) to get the boat out of the water? Do we need in this case a different insurance policy?
- Does anyone know a good berthing place around Sydney (or further away)? I suspect many sailors going around the world, leave there yacht there during the hurricane season.
Any help is greatly appreciated!