The last time the Canadian Coast Guard came on board my sailboat they were
polite.
We were in peas soup fog and a few miles offshore from the US boarder. I
asked them for ID and radioed my position with the name of their vessel and
time to their HQ. They were wearing heavy duty leather boots and I kindly
asked them to wipe their feet before coming on board. They had no problem
with my request.
Last year the RCMP ask for permission to come aboard my boat while in
motion. I went to the same routine and contacted their detachment. They
inspected my safety equipment. The heaving attached to my life buoy was
found not secured to the boat. They checked the rest of the boat and gave
me a safety sticker. Other boaters I know got fined for not having the
proper safety gears or sailing while under the influence of alcohol or
recreational substances. In this area when using a cell phone we can press
*16 and contact the Coast Guard.

"LEnfantduVent" wrote in message
oups.com...
Ahoy The
Interesting read, true. All I can say is that twice in coastal waters,
and once in international waters have been stopped by US gov't
ships.(Wouldn't identify themselves at 3am offshore, but warship
silhouette hard to disguiseG)

Rule #1)They out-gun you=be polite
Rule #2)Be excrutiatingly polite, they're nervous about being
blown-away by someone popping out of forward hatch. Always keep BOTH
your hands in plain view.
Result=no problems, in fact the officer nonchalantly over-looked clear
violation of holding tank sin.

Allan