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David Weil has been the proud author of the “Ask a Maritime Attorney” column in The Southern California Log Newspaper and Sea Magazine since 2006, with over 300 installments of the column. We have provided links in this section to those articles, covering a wide range of topics of interest to the California maritime and boating communities.

Be Sure to Insure When Transporting a Yacht by Ship

November 29, 2007

I just bought a 65-foot boat on the East Coast, and I am looking at different methods for transporting the boat to California. Since it’s too big for a truck, my options appear to be limited to sailing it here myself or...

What Constitutes an ’Offshore’ Delivery?

November 15, 2007

I have been researching the requirements for an ’offshore delivery’ to be exempt from California sales tax, and I am confused about the minimum distance that I need to be ’offshore.’ I have read that I need to be more...

Uninsured Boaters Are Subject to Personal Injury Lawsuits

November 1, 2007

I was seriously injured aboard a neighbor’s boat last year, and I have talked to an attorney about a personal injury lawsuit. The attorney has advised against pursuing the claim because the boat was not insured and a...

Can I Charter My Canadian-flagged Boat?

October 4, 2007

We are interested in starting a charter business, with the purchase of a 50-foot sportfishing yacht that is currently located in Canada. In one of your columns last year, you indicated that a boat must be built and registered...

How Can We Clear Our Boat’s Title?

September 20, 2007

My wife and I own a 35-foot California-registered sailboat that we purchased 20 years ago. We recently formed a revocable family trust for estate planning purposes, and for various reasons we decided to register the boat...