wrote in message
oups.com...

I know that Morgan Stinemetz, a Florida sportswriter, sailed to Havana
last year. He had what is called a "general license" as a journalist.
His adventures, and much other info on Cuba sailing are on the web
site:

http://www.cubacruising.net/index.html

I am also shooting for a general license as a writer. This requires
that you can document that you were in Cuba for professional reasons,
but you don't have to apply in advance. Obviously a geat plus. A
Canadian couple I talked to happily cruised the North coast of Cuba for
three weeks. They sailed back not to Key West, but to the Dry Tortugas.
They hung out there for a week, and then sailed to Key West. Nobody
stopped them or asked any questions. I don't believe they volunteered
information themselves.

Perhaps that Canadian flag flying from the main roach had something to do
with that.

Technically the embargo is administered by a branch of the Treasury
called the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC. Being Dutch, I
somethimes have trouble with the correct pronunciation, but I thinks it
is "Oh f..k!"

LOL. I think you got it right.

Max