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Check customs rules for private individuals who travel to the UK from another country in a pleasure craft
Check customs rules for private individuals who leave the UK in their pleasure craft and travel to other countries.
Check when you need to pay VAT on a vessel you’re keeping in the UK and how to provide evidence of VAT paid.
Information and guidance notes for keeping a sailing vessel stable in typical sailing conditions.
Find out about the required documentation for people who sail pleasure craft to and from the UK.
Check UK customs rules for private individuals who use a pleasure craft (like a yacht or other boat) for recreational use, or temporarily import one as a non-UK resident.
If you're a non-UK resident temporarily importing a vessel, check if you can get relief using Temporary Admission (TA) and the rules that apply while your yacht is under the TA procedure in the UK.
Urgent safety lesson issued after the yacht Tyger of London capsized off Tenerife, Canary Islands due to a shallow draught, lead keel failure.
Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
Before you sail to or from the UK, submit your voyage plan with details of your vessel, people and goods on board. Find out how to change or cancel your report.
Guidance for operators of Thames sailing barges.
Location: Windermere, Cumbria, England.
The stability guidance booklets for masters and watch keepers for powered and sailing vessels
Location: 10 miles south of Prawle Point, Devon, England.
Location: Approximately 720 miles east-south-east of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Location: 4 miles east of Whitby, England.
Location: 3.3 cables south-west of Hamble Point Buoy, near Southampton, England.
Location: The Solent, off the south coast of England.
Location: Portsmouth harbour area, England.
Location: English Channel off the south coast of England.
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