SIBs in France?

[whisper]

A friend of mine asked me if it's ok to take a SIB on holiday to France but I didn't know so I thought that I would ask you guys. Do you need a licence or anything?

[tinker]

Well I will be taking mine to North France (near St Malo) from late July until August. From what i can gather its ok on the sea, but inshore waters need a license and proof of competence (an ICC?) if the boat is more than 5m or has an engine over 9.9hp.

[Jonny]

We take our sib to France and my dad did the RYA level 2 and registered the sib on the small ships register and tell the insurance company where you are going .

[m chappelow]

have a look on the RYA main web site,look for information advice ,boating abroad,

[tinker]

check here