If you are sailing to France, here is what you need to know to avoid immigration and customs headaches for a smooth entry and exit from the country
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Brexit VAT: Your questions answered
Yachting Monthly experts help you unravel the new regulations in relation to the thorny issue of VAT following the end of the Brexit transition period
Germany and Denmark pilot guide: book review
Germany and Denmark is one of the best new pilot guides for this area of the Baltic, and should be essential reading for anyone choosing to cruise there, says Julia…
Orca encounters: cruisers urged to report interactions
Orca encounters have become a growing problems along the Iberian Peninsula and now sailors are being asked to assist in research to understand their behaviour
Cruising after Brexit and sailing in Europe
As Europe begins to open up again for cruising, Lu Heikell looks at the implications of Brexit on UK sailors cruising to the EU, and what steps they need to…
Greek Customs confirms UK yachts can retain their EU VAT status
Greek Customs has acknowledged that UK yachts can retain their EU VAT status when returning to Greece from outside EU waters. It does not apply to boats that were in…
Does a country specific visa count towards the Schengen rule?
The EU has confirmed that days spent in an EU country where UK cruisers have a visa/residence permit do not count as days spent in the Schengen zone
Brexit: What are the exceptional circumstances to avoid paying boat VAT again?
Are you confused about the boat VAT rules in the UK and EU following Brexit? Yachting Monthly experts help to unravel what the new regulations post-Brexit mean for sailors
UK cruisers can now enter France through any port
Following Brexit, sailors arriving in France from the UK were only allowed to enter through a Port of Entry. Now entry will be allowed through any French port
Petition launched over second UK VAT payments for boats
The petition calls on the UK Government to rethink its decision to charge some boat owners a second UK VAT payment when returning their boat from the EU