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Dragging a dinghy behind a sailboat depends entirely on the distance and location of the cruise and the weather. For instance towing the dinghy behind on a short afternoon coastal cruise in protected waters in calm weather may be fine, however towing a dinghy from the East Coast of the United States to the Caribbean would be difficult and the dinghy may be lost.
Inland or International? Pushing, pulling or pulling alongside? Inland Lights and Shapes Rule 24 (c) A power driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside, except as required by paragraphs (b) and (i) Covers composite units) of this rule, shall exhibit: (iii) Two towing lights (yellow) in a vertical line. (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), on the Western rivers (except below the Huey P. Long bridge on the Mississippi River) and on waters specified by the secretary, a power-driven vessel when pushing ahead or towing alongside, excepts as paragraph (b) applies, shall exhibit: (i) sidelights; and (ii) two towing lights (yellow)in a vertical line.
Admiralty means your vessel is operating in international waters.
alcohol/ blood test
When a foreign built vessel has not paid US Customs duty or a US built vessel had be exported it can not be offered for sale to US citizens while in US territorial waters. Penalties can include seizure of vessel.
Residents of New Mexico must have their Certificate of Number on board before their vessel may be operated on the waters of New Mexico.
any vessel 26 feet or longer
A vessel may not be operated on Washington waters if, when measured from the shore, it produces a noise level over 75 decibels.
Sailboat
To have a sample of your blood or breath tested for alcohol.
Documentation with the U.S. Coast Guard
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