Protecting Your Yacht

Here is an article with a lot of good tips on how to prevent your yacht from being a target for criminals.

3.) Keep record of all serial numbers, identification codes and other hints to identify your boat or particular equipment. This applies in particular to your hull identification number (HIN), the serial numbers of your engine, outboard engine and electronic equipment. Write notes on little scratches and other special features that would allow you to identify your property. Write into a notebook and keep it outside of the boat.

8.) Take pictures of your boat and all parts of it. Hull, deck, rigging, interiors and of course all valuable pieces of equipment. All these things should be on record. Keep the pictures in your anti-theft-notebook (see advice number 3).

Part of our mission at Ship Shape is to make your yachting experience the best it can be. Along with being on your yacht during our weekly washes to keep an eye out for anything unusual, we are constantly on the docks working on other yachts. We are always rechecking our work, and in the process keep an extra set of eyes on your yacht for any suspicious activity. Let us know if you would like us to create a anti theft notebook and digital archive for you.