Hi
I am a sailor from Israel. I own and sail an APOLO 12 sailing yacht.
It is a Greek built boat, very suitable for the Med - fast and sporty
with large cockpit. She is 12 meter (36 ft) long. I sail the Eastern
Med, short cruises only, Israeli coast, Cypruss, Southern Turkey and
some of Greece.
Sailing regulations here in Israel are terribly restrictive. Our
department of transportation has all sorts of permits, tests and
examinations posed on sailors and boats.
I am looking for some good souls to help me gather information on
requirements and regulations in other countries so I can build a case
against our autorities.
Any willing person please contact me via the posted e-mail and be
blessed.
Herzel

On 31 Oct 2003 08:55:23 -0800, (Hertzel) wrote:

Hi
I am a sailor from Israel. I own and sail an APOLO 12 sailing yacht.
It is a Greek built boat, very suitable for the Med - fast and sporty
with large cockpit. She is 12 meter (36 ft) long. I sail the Eastern
Med, short cruises only, Israeli coast, Cypruss, Southern Turkey and
some of Greece.
Sailing regulations here in Israel are terribly restrictive. Our
department of transportation has all sorts of permits, tests and
examinations posed on sailors and boats.
I am looking for some good souls to help me gather information on
requirements and regulations in other countries so I can build a case
against our autorities.
Any willing person please contact me via the posted e-mail and be
blessed.
Herzel


Neither the US federal government nor any of the states has any kind
of test or requirement or examination to own or sail a boat. The boat
does have to be registered so that a tax has to be paid, but that is
the only requirement.

When I lived in Japan, they did require a license which involved about
8 hours of classroom instruction and a quick 30 minute test in a small
outboard runabout. They held the test in either Japanese or English,
which was a nice touch. I have a great laminated certificate on which
the only English words are "Certificate of Competency" so it's a
really handy document ;-)

On 31 Oct 2003 08:55:23 -0800, (Hertzel) wrote:

Hi
I am a sailor from Israel. I own and sail an APOLO 12 sailing yacht.
It is a Greek built boat, very suitable for the Med - fast and sporty
with large cockpit. She is 12 meter (36 ft) long. I sail the Eastern
Med, short cruises only, Israeli coast, Cypruss, Southern Turkey and
some of Greece.
Sailing regulations here in Israel are terribly restrictive. Our
department of transportation has all sorts of permits, tests and
examinations posed on sailors and boats.
I am looking for some good souls to help me gather information on
requirements and regulations in other countries so I can build a case
against our autorities.
Any willing person please contact me via the posted e-mail and be
blessed.
Herzel

If you think that the authorities in Israel will relax their
requirements because other nations are less restrictive, you're
dreaming. That's the classic case of a child telling his parents that
his neighbor's parents let them do something, so why can't they? It
didn't work when I was a kid, and I didn't have the problems Israel
currently has with her neighbors.

Steve

On 31 Oct 2003 08:55:23 -0800, (Hertzel) wrote:

Hi
I am a sailor from Israel. I own and sail an APOLO 12 sailing yacht.
It is a Greek built boat, very suitable for the Med - fast and sporty
with large cockpit. She is 12 meter (36 ft) long. I sail the Eastern
Med, short cruises only, Israeli coast, Cypruss, Southern Turkey and
some of Greece.
Sailing regulations here in Israel are terribly restrictive. Our
department of transportation has all sorts of permits, tests and
examinations posed on sailors and boats.
I am looking for some good souls to help me gather information on
requirements and regulations in other countries so I can build a case
against our autorities.
Any willing person please contact me via the posted e-mail and be
blessed.
Herzel


While Canada has a Pleasure Craft Operator's Card, it is not hard to
get. There is a 36 question examination which does not require
practical competency.

It is being phased in, with a 2009 implementation date.

The web site is:

http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/obs-bsn/providers/list_e.htm

Jack

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Swiftsure Sailing Academy
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http://www.swiftsuresailing.com
Phone: 1 (877) 470-SAIL (toll free)
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