[Rhodes22-list] Connecticut outlaws sailing

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FWIW, Michigan and Canada each have similar laws. I believe they expect you to have a boating certification meeting their requirements, or to have a similar certification for the state where you reside. See
   http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10365_10884-369558--,00.html (Michigan's certification page)
   http://www.boaterexam.com/canada/boatinglicense.aspx (Canada's certification page)

...  and lots of other states - https://www.boat-ed.com/ 

Dennis
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Alex,

With regard with how all of this affects trailer sailors (i.e. people who tailer their boats to other states), there are some interesting wrinkles in the boater education requirements.

To operate a vessel in Connecticut you need to have passed the test if A) you are a resident of CT, or B) you own property in CT, or C) the boat you are using is registered in CT.  Otherwise, the need for a certificate does not apply.  I have no idea if other states have similar rules.

In addition, they say they have reciprocity agreements with several neighboring states.  So your Massachusetts Safe Boating Card will be recognized in Connecticut.  But I can’t make much sense of this since according to the rules above, if you’re from Massachusetts you don’t need a Safe Boating Card at all in Connecticut.

You kind of get the feeling that states are still working this out.  Perhaps eventually there will be boating licenses that work a lot like drivers licenses.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
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