Cruising sailor and money: The Twelve Tips

8:22 PM Sun 21 Nov 2010 GMT

'Sailing with credit and debit cards is easier these days, but there are major pitfalls' .

Once the long range cruiser was obliged to go to very complicated systems and/or carry large quantities of cash while sailing in foreign climes. Today, with the explosion of internet-based banking and credit cards, life has become much easier, but the devil, and the would-be fraudsters, are in the detail. Long range cruisers are more vulnerable than the normal citizen to banking and credit card fraud. On your home turf you have not only the bank, but family and friends to help you over a financial catastrophe, but if you're sailing in strange waters and you suddenly find there's no ...

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by Cruisers Network Online/Sail-World