Originally Posted by
seawisdom
I just saw the email for the temporary mooring permits. One of the requirements is item #5.
Current Insurance in Vessel owners name.
A. Must list State of Hawaii as additional insured.
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FWIW, here is my recent experience with this issue here in Hilo. I did not notify GEICO/BoatUS I was sailing to Hawaii when I departed So Cal at the end of October 2020. Upon arrival I picked a spot in the Reed's Bay anchorage and contacted the local harbor agent to advise of my arrival. After submitting the application for temporary mooring permit for that location I contacted BoatUS to request that they cancel the additional insured rider previously issued for my San Diego marina and issue a new additional insured rider in favor of the "State of Hawaii, DNLR-DBOR." This was done by telephone and the issue of how the boat got from San Diego to Hilo did not come up. There was no hint or suggestion that if I had sailed here they would have cancelled me. Instead, they re-calculated my premium based on the new location, charged my credit card the pro-rated adjustment to the end of the policy term, and promptly emailed me the additional insured statement, which I then passed on to BOR two or three days after submitting the application. I believe that if I returned to San Diego at this point and requested that they change the the additional insured back to a marina there, they would simply do so and credit me a refund on account of the lower premium for a boat in SD vs. HI.
Don't know if this is any help to anyone . . .
Lee
s/v Morning Star
Valiant 32