Is anyone aware of a service or company that arranges boat swaps along the lines of home swaps for vacations? In other words someone has a similar boat on the east coast and wants to trade boats with someone on the west coast for a period of time in order to checkout new cruising grounds?
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Jon,
I think you would have to do that privately. Too many risks and complications for a company to take on at any reasonable cost.
I like the idea but I don't know how you could get insurance coverage unless you add them as operators. But that should be possible.
Another approach on a smaller scale (shorter durations) would be to just be volunteer crew. I did that recently with a couple on the forum who came from NC to CA to help on a San Diego to San Francisco Delta trip. Not the same as a true boat swap but a way to experience new cruising grounds.
I think you would have to do that privately. Too many risks and complications for a company to take on at any reasonable cost.
I like the idea but I don't know how you could get insurance coverage unless you add them as operators. But that should be possible.
Another approach on a smaller scale (shorter durations) would be to just be volunteer crew. I did that recently with a couple on the forum who came from NC to CA to help on a San Diego to San Francisco Delta trip. Not the same as a true boat swap but a way to experience new cruising grounds.
