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[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Jordi.

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by SvenG

Craig,



Could you post your findings back here ?

The only reason we haven't done this is because of the possibility that we'd be treated (and be) a foreign vessel in US waters as long as we stay here. When we cast off this fall it may no longer be an issue.



-Sven

Hi Sven.. if you bought your boat in the USA and it was originally registered as a US boat it can come and go freely.. in perpetuity..
When I bought my Hunter37 this was the case regardless of flag according to US C&I who dealt with all my stuff at Morehead City.
Myself however was a different matter.. subject to the 90days and out rule.

[GTom]

Originally Posted by hoppy

I am a dual citizen, so it was no problem for me. Not sure how it works for foreign citizens

I would be interested in this, registration is allowed for non-citizen, non-residents but no flag? Aren't boats obliged to fly a flag matching their registration in some jurisdictions?

[jsalvata]

Yes, I can confirm that the SXK will emit an International Certificate to non-swedish EU citizens. Also that the spanish sea cops (Guardia Civil) will accept that document as valid documentation for a Swedish-flagged boat. The insurance company also didn't have any issue with that (although I can't exclude the possibility that they'd raise issues if they had to cover an expensive incident).

On the other side, I can confirm beyond doubt (I found the actual Swedish law for it) that this does not entitle you to fly the Swedish flag.

Summary: I ended up moving to Belgium, which I recommend.

[GTom]

The belgian reg is significantly pricier AFAIK, but indeed, etiquette says one should fly a flag...