Pace wrote:
I have a couple of friends that have had bad experiences clearing Customs at
Roche harbor. the general consensus is to clear at Friday harbor instead.


"Gary G" see.signature@bottom wrote in message
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It appears that the total picture for going from US to
Canada and back is pretty aweful. I have no experience
in this venue. Can someone tell me what is involved in
this in reality? I have read the official Web links about going
and coming. It just seems like it is a real hassle and
not worth the time to go from WA to Canada.

The Canada guys measure booze coming in and and the US
guys measure booze coming in. What is the big deal?
I have no problem with the passports requirement. What
else are they going to hassle us about? Are either of
the customs entities going to titrate our booze to see
what proof it is to base it on the allowed volume? They
don't seem to make a distinction about this other than beer
and wine and wine coolers.

What about coming from Canada to Roche Harbor or Friday Harbor?
This sounds like a horrific experience. However, I heard on
VHF that each boat took about 15-20 minutes to clear customs
before getting a slip. Does this event complete customs and
immigration? If not, what is involved in doing so?

Sigh.... Yes, we are newbies between WA and Canada.



Gary Gaugler, Ph.D.
Microtechnics, Inc.
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916.791.8191
gary@microtechnics dot com



I recently cleared into the US at Friday Harbor and back into Canada in
Victoria. It was absolutely trouble free. At Friday Harbor I called on
the customs phone on the dock and 5 minutes later I was in. At Victoria
same thing. Never saw a customs guy or had any problem. This was in
July. Of course I had all the required documentation, no meat of fruit
onboard and passports. They didn't even ask about booze.

Gary