
Ask a Maritime Attorney: Who is the “stand-on” boat?
Question We had a close call this past weekend that required me to do a little rules-of-the-road research after the incident. My research really didn’t answer my questions so I’m

Question We had a close call this past weekend that required me to do a little rules-of-the-road research after the incident. My research really didn’t answer my questions so I’m

Question I have two young children who participate in youth sailing activities at our yacht club in Northern California. I love getting them involved in sailing and in the

Question: During their regular monthly service on my boat, my dive service broke the threaded studs that are used to secure one of the zincs to the hull. This would

Question: I am in the process of buying a boat and I’d like to know more about the Coast Guard Abstract of Title. What information is listed on the Abstract,

Question: I am helping a friend buy a boat by loaning him a fairly large sum of money. I have been a private lender in the past for

Question: I have been following your column for a long time, and I am often confused by the various differences between maritime law and regular civil law. It would

Question: I recently made an offer on a 50-foot sailboat located in Florida. The boat was listed with a Canadian yacht broker and the seller lives in Michigan. The offer

Question: I was recently stopped by the Coast Guard after leaving a waterfront restaurant in my boat. I was given a sobriety test by a member of the Coast Guard