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Spanish Taxes Update
Posted on: 15/08/2009
The issue of liability for tax for boat owners who keep their boats in Spain for an extended period has been a thorny issue for some time. Click...
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Square pans for square meals
Posted on: 13/05/2008
RATS receives all kinds of queries (some I am sure maliciously thought up to catch us out!) though not in this case. The question was how does a...
Read moreDon’t take foot and mouth abroad
Posted on: 13/05/2008
The recent outbreak of foot and mouth in deepest Surrey might seem a long way from the sea and nothing much to concern us, but this...
Read moreA new cruising ground?
Posted on: 13/05/2008
Apparently in 2007 the Arctic icecap has melted back further than ever before. On September 9th it...
Read moreSOLAS vessels to report
Posted on: 01/05/2008
In a further announcement MCA has stated that as from 1st January 2008 all SOLAS vessels on long range voyages (defined as in non A1 areas, ie...
Read moreRadar reflectors should be permanently mounted
Posted on: 01/05/2008
In a recent MGN (Marine Guidance Notice) MCA state that:
1. ‘It is strongly recommended that yachtsmen permanently install, not just...
Read moreThe Queen and RATS inspect Galatea
Posted on: 01/05/2008
Representatives from RATS were invited to visit the new Trinity House tender, GALATEA, when she was in London alongside HMS BELFAST, to be named by...
Read moreCoastal marina sector worth over £500 million to UK economy
Posted on: 01/05/2008
A new comprehensive study of coastal marinas in the UK and Channel Islands has revealed the vital role played by marinas in economic development....
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