Shaun,
I don't know the exact geographic bounds in which boarding may take
place but other yachtees tell of being boarded at sea in
international waters within the Caribbean off Haiti and near
Martinique.

Incidently, the Red Sea where a helicopter gunship havered just above
my mast for two minutes without identifying itself despite my VHF
requests was in international waters, far from the "war zone" in Iraq.

cheers
Peter

what is the law here.
i was under the usumption that the US had no jusidiction out side there
waters on any boat other than a US boat.
you are saying that if i was in international waters or british water
then i can be boarded by a US boat?
I thought that amounted to piracy its self.
Shaun