On 19 Jul 2009, at 21:30, Martin Phillips wrote: > We may pass along the Thames this summer. Are there any bizarre rules > imposed by the EA? I vaguely remember hearing that boats need a unique > name and it has to be front and back, or somthing like that. Will > the BW > registration do in lieu, painted on the rear sides and on the plates > in > the front windows? Anything else, other than parting with a wad of > notes? Navigation lights?
If you are a visitor you'll get a visitor number that is your temporary "unique name" and some tacky (in more ways than one) stickers to place on bow and stern... EA don't care about your BW reg or your actual boat name (or lack of it...) unless you apply for a full EA licence. That's why I'm 'n.b. Whisper' and not just 'Whisper'. The n.b. was sufficient to make the name unique on the Thames... You only need nav lights if you plan to cruise after dusk. -- Andy Greener n.b. Whisper Pangbourne, UK http://www.nb-whisper.com
