Theft in port.

It definitely depends on location. Here in the U.S. invasion of a yacht is almost unheard of, but burglaries are another matter. Here on Long Island, the rule of thumb is the further west you store your boat, the more likely it is to get burglarized (although it's not a big problem anywhere here on L.I.). Whenever you travel, be it by air, land or sea, know your surroundings.

....the more likely it is to get burglarized (although it's not a big problem anywhere here on L.I.). [/QUOTE]


Burgled not burglarized! Colour not color.

There are certain norms that right thinking people abide by, like driving on the left hand side of the road!

Burgled not burglarized! Colour not color.

There are certain norms that right thinking people abide by, like driving on the left hand side of the road![/QUOTE]

Sorry Scrump, but around here you'll be taking a breathalyzer test if you drive on the left and little girls put clothes on Barbis, not shrimp. Guess we're just heathens.

Hi,

A New Yorker and a Sydbeysider having a literary joust.

Should be entertaining.

Ed, if driving on the lefft gets ya ticketed and driving on the right is considered normal in your locale what happens to all those cars that seem to drive themselves at 20 mph in the middle of the road in your locale?

You must be referring to the Prius drivers. They get pushed off the road.

Most crimes like that don't take guts, they take desperation.

As far as I know, we have had 2 boardings of large yachts in the Med in the recent years (near Korsika). The gang collected all money and juwelry of guests and crew and left. Nobody was harmed. If you compare the size of the area and number of large yachts with the number of events, this is not very much.

In northern Europe, we have had a lot of stealing of outboards, dinghies, electronics and other valuable stuff from unwatched yachts in yacht harbours after the iron curtain opened in the late 80s. After we had equipped all eastern European boaters with our outboards and yachting equippment and the harbours had increased their security, the numbers went back to normal. We are seeing one more increase in stealing on boats and houses until our new members in Europe, Rumania and Bulgaria will have taken their share too. But this is nothing to be alarmed of. Positive counter measures will help in this matter. My dogs are always interested in having fun with some unwanted guests in the night. These guys do some recon prior infringing on somebodys property. They will see my friends with the cold nose running free on the property and stay away .

regardless of the incidents of thefts, an long term cruiser still may have to store a significant amount of currency on board.

This might be a bit of a question the regulars around here won't want to answer, but it has been on my mind for sometime. How does one secure ones valuables on board (say in the event of a theft attempt while the boat is unattended?)

Generally on a yacht, there are many nooks and crannies one can hide currency in that would be very un-obvious to someone burglarizing the yacht.