Barnaget Bay, NJ sailing

Jim Trinisewski wrote:
 > I have a 17 ft sailboat (Thistle) with no motor that I would like to
 > launch in the Barnaget bay, NJ. The boat was never registered
 > anywhere. Do I need any kind of permit,etc. to launch and sail it
 > there?

This link should help

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/boat/boat.htm" target="_blank">http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/boat/boat.htm</a>

If New Jersey is your home state, they insist every boat over 12' be
titled & registered, apparently whether it has a motor or not. Sounds
like BS to me but it's their state, they make the rules.

If you're from out of state, and it's obvious that you're not a
troublemaker, you should just go sailing and not worry about it. I've
been to numerous regattas in NJ with unregistered unpowered sailboats
and never gotten as much as a second glance. You're more likely to get a
ticket for having a trailer light out on your way to launch.

Hope this helps.

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