The meaning of "near coastal" varies for different parts of the
country. To get the ticket, one must have 90 full days in the
appropriate zone, and a total of 360 days in all zones. For the East
Coast, it means being at least 12 miles offshore, so you can cruise
the New England coast your entire life and not get a minute of "near
coastal" time. You can cross an ocean and not qualify. The next
rating up is "offshore" which means more than 200 miles. Accumulating
90 days of offshore time is rather difficult for the recreational
sailor. I think the for SF, "near coastal" means outside Golden Gate.



Donal wrote:
"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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Hey Dummy, I mean Donal, my captain's license is for near coastal,


What the heck is "near coastal"? That sounds like a very basic
qualification to me!
Over here, you need a proper qualification before you can take fare paying
customers for a sail.



which
means I had enough time beyond the demarcation line to qualify. In order

to

renew it, I have to sail beyond that line on a regular basis.


That sounds easy, doesn't it?


FYI, I live over here not over there.


You live in the "New World" .. and that is definitely over "there".


Regards


Donal
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