My real desire is actually to go to Perth.

But wife is Canadian and kids have Canadian nationality and won't hear of us
going anywhere else. At least we both agree that we have to get out of the
UK


"John Proctor" wrote in message
news:2005021822084175249%lost@nowhereorg...
On 2005-02-13 19:57:23 +1100, "Martin Woolwich"
said:

I am hoping to move permanently to Canada in 2007.

I have a 55ft Motor boat which I would like to bring with me. The boat
is approx 32 tons net weight and Part 1 UK Registered

I have RYA dayskipper Theory, Practical and RYA VHF DSC operators
licence.

Where do I even begin to find out what I am required to do in order to
make this vessel OK in Canada and me to pilot it?

Forget any issue of transportation and power supplies etc, I have those
bits under control

Also I have identified a newsgroup called can.rec.boating which may be
helpful to me but this is the first time I have ever tried to work with
newsgroups and my news server does not find this. Any ideas (in layman's
terms) how I might be able to connect to this group?

Hope someone can help

Slightly off topic but what the hell....

Martin, as a ex Canadian can I say that the best thing I did (and I am a
slow learner) is that after 31 years of living in a climate that was 9
months winter and 3 months bad sleding (only joking rhys) I moved to
Australia. I like my water in the liquid state and I can sail 365 days a
year providing the weather is reasonable. A bad winter's day in Melbourne
is 5-10 degrees C. Better in Sydney but more expensive berths ;-)

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Regards,
John Proctor VK3JP, VKV6789
S/V Chagall