RYA welcomes Government assurance that changes to Immigration Act will not criminalise boaters
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UK's Royal Yachting Association cautioned sailors about rescuing migrants at sea as it's feared a proposed change in the law may expose them to prosecution.
Royal Yacht Association advises members against rescuing asylum seekers in the Channel amid fears they could be jailed for people smuggling
Collaboration between leading leisure marine representative bodies yields positive confirmation on post-Brexit VAT interpretation
Yachting Monthly 0shares Yachting Monthly experts help you unravel what the new regulations post-Brexit mean for UK and EU sailors Non-UK residents can buy and keep a boat in the UK. Credit: Alex Ramsey/Alamy I am planning to re-visit western Scotland, and am looking for a new boat. Would it be legal for me, as an EU citizen and Dutch national, to buy and keep a boat in the UK post-Brexit? Willem Zijp The RYA’s cruising manager, Stuart Carruthers responds: I assume Mr Zijp is resident in the Netherlands and will visit the boat when he can. The honest answer is...