You're right, this will have no affect on the high roller, nor will it deter the cruiser
on a once-in-a-lifetime sabbatical. However, the working stiff who likes to take his
Carver 36 over to Bimini a few weekends a month will find paying this for every trip an
excessive burden. Add to this the extra hassle of returning to the States, and they'll be
a lot fewer weekend trips.


"Pockets of Resistance" wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:36:48 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

S.Simon - only has to pay $150 - a pittance for the privelege!

I've only been reading this group for a day, and you have all the
earmarks of a troll, but I'll bite. Do you really think that someone
who can afford a boat in excess of thirty feet is going to balk at a
mere $300 permit? What is that, like a few meals and a couple of
nights in a hotel for a family of four? Hell, I spent that much on a
printer. If I lived on the right coast and wanted to sail the
Bahamas, the extra hundred fifty wouldn't slow me down at all.