On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:37:43 -0700 (PDT), Katie Ohara
wrote:

Do not sail to Mexico. The corrupt *******s will try to seize your
boat for any small imagined infraction. It happed to a friend of
mine, he lost his boat to the corrupt police there.

What kind of "small imagined infraction" was your friend involved in?
It is important to know the rules and follow them. Only in the US are
you presumed innocent until proven guilty, and even here, not always
so much.