As a US owned and registered boat (state/fed doesn't matter) you are
always under the jurisdiction of the USCG as a minimum. The permit for
leaving. Most of us call it a passport.


Nothing new there. Yesterdays stuff. The people want to move on ..... (I
remember that lastline from somewhere but where?)

M.

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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I don't know what the limit on the Pacific Coast is... 3 miles I thought,
but when we were off San Diego about 200 miles, we were overflown
by a CG search and rescue. Clearly, they knew were there and came
over for a look-see.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"FamilySailor" wrote in message
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In Texas the State has jurisdiction out 3 miles. If you are more that 3
miles offshore you are out of the state, but the line for the US goes
out
into the Gulf of Mexico until it borders Mexican waters and that
is........
not sure exactly, but over 150 miles offshore. The US / Mexican border
runs
straight out from where the Rio Grand river spills into the Gulf of
Mexico.
I know, because I commercial fished along the line 20 years ago and
Mexican
gun boats ran along the line looking for boats that floated across that
line
staying by their fishing gear as it drifted. They would confiscate your
boat, gear, crew and you and throw you in jail, until your family could
pay
some ungodly $200,000 fine or more, depending on how nice your boat was
and
how much they thought your family might have. I would have rotted there.

Not sure how far it extends out in the Atlantic or Pacific. I know there
are
no international water in the Gulf of Mexico though.

Sea Yawl,
John