Issue #2: Insurance.
The race start was Apr 14. In late
2013 my UK based insurance company advised that due to a change in
international policy, where a company Underwritten by Alliance had a
representative in Australia, I had to insure via the Australian based company. In
this case I thought simple, go back to Club Marine (previously held insurance with them for about 10 years), present the survey from
last year and get Offshore International Bluewater cover for the race. Not so
fast he says......need another survey he says......must hold insurance with us
for 12 months before Bluewater cover can be issued he says.....you want to race NZ to Australia he says......and so the
banter continues.
Result: In the end, my existing company Fastnet extended my coverage including race cover, to keep my stress levels and temper in check. Fastnet were awesome to deal
with and covered me during my solo trip back from Malaysia, across and back to NZ and down to Port Stephens. Its a shame I cannot continue with them.
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