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Official rules and authority guidance support compliance questions; association guidance supports process questions; supplier publications establish only what that supplier states. Older guidance is dated and should not override the actual contract or current specialist advice.
- UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency — REG Yacht Code Part A, April 11, 2025. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/msn-1895-m-the-red-ensign-group-reg-yacht-code-part-a/msn-1895-m-the-red-ensign-group-reg-yacht-code-part-a
- Red Ensign Group — Yacht Code Part B, July 2024 edition. https://www.redensigngroup.org/media/vbgpzms1/reg-yc-july-2024-edition-part-b.pdf
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- Hill Dickinson — Superyacht charter contract terms, June 27, 2025. https://www.hilldickinson.com/our-view/articles/superyacht-charter-season-the-terms-of-the-contract-to-let-and-hire/
- MYBA — Right to reply, published by SuperyachtNews, September 15, 2025. https://www.superyachtnews.com/opinion/myba-right-to-reply
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- NAIC — Travel Insurance, updated April 1, 2026. https://content.naic.org/insurance-topics/travel-insurance
- Bahamas — Boat Registration (Yacht) Amendment Rules 2025, S.I. No. 57 of 2025. https://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/AMENDING/2025/2025-0057S/2025-0057S.pdf
- National Hurricane Center — Tropical Cyclone Climatology. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/
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