Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:

From what I've read, there have been boaters going to Cuba for years,
although it is illegal.

No, it is not. It is however illegal to spend dollars in Cuba under
regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury.
Individuals have been dancing around these regulations in many ways for many
years.

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Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
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