Here is some corespondence between a Canadian sailor and the US Ambasador to
Canada and other authorities.
http://www.internationalchallenge.org/cuba/whatsnew.htm

The jist from the US State Department is: "a Canadian crew aboard a Canadian
vessel traveling through American waters with no intent to carry funds or
commerce to the Cuban people is "at risk" of removal from their vessel and
seizure of their boat. The U.S. Coast Guard would be operating within their
legal jurisdiction if they were to take such action...even for vessels that
are clearly noncommercial."

What that really means is that, by executive order of the President, if the
USCG suspects that you may go to Cuba even after visiting another country if
you have been in US waters they can sieze your boat ANYWHERE they find you.
They patrol the Florida Straight and Old Bahama Channel pretty heavily with
helicopters, cutters and Orions and will quickly know if you have recently
been in US waters so be careful. You better hope that they don't monitor
this news group. The outlook is bleak but hopefully may improve after next
Tuesday.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Jim Lea" wrote in message
...
A few months ago, the President implemented even stricter rules governing
visits to Cuba. I am a Canadian with a Canadian registered boat planning
to
visit Cuba next winter, but the new rules appear to include me if I leave
from USA.
Does anyone have any recent experience?

Why would the current situation improve next Tuesday? Do you think the
Castro regime is in need of Heinz products? Your "jist" is suspect as is
your overall outlook.

Subject: Cuba
From: "Garuda"

Why would the current situation improve next Tuesday?

It's the Miami connection. It's not as strong on the Dem. side.
In fact, it was about to be broken before Bush got in.

Capt. Bill

Garuda wrote:
Why would the current situation improve next Tuesday? Do you think
the Castro regime is in need of Heinz products?

I can't speak for the "regime" but I know from first hand experience that
the populace would be very pleased to have access to just about any
reputable canned goods.

Re your first question, things could begin looking up if the moron living at
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue had to make arrangements to move his furniture back
to Crawford in mid to late January. I guess we'll just have to see what
Jesus decides on Tuesday (if you think this is some sort of joke or in poor
taste, then you haven't been paying attention to what goes on inside that
moron's head).

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.home.comcast.net/

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:55:09 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote:

What that really means is that, by executive order of the President, if the
USCG suspects that you may go to Cuba even after visiting another country if
you have been in US waters they can sieze your boat ANYWHERE they find you.

You people happy with your democracy, then?
Just keep listening to your government describe foreigners as the
terrorists, and your government's pirates as "freedom's vanguard" or
whatever.

And the nice people in Wilson, NY wonder where all their Canadian
business went this year...poor *******s.

R.

The jist from the US State Department is: "a Canadian crew aboard a
Canadian
vessel traveling through American waters with no intent to carry funds or
commerce to the Cuban people is "at risk" of removal from their vessel and
seizure of their boat. The U.S. Coast Guard would be operating within
their
legal jurisdiction if they were to take such action...even for vessels
that
are clearly noncommercial."

Doesn't Canada have anything to say about this?

Falky foo wrote:

Doesn't Canada have anything to say about this?

Well this Canadian does.
What the hell would it matter what the Canadian government or any other
govt for that matter has to say about US foreign policy? You guys have
the 2nd biggest threat to world peace as your president and the biggest
threat to world peace i.e., the idiot Rumsfeld telling him what to do.
You don't like a "regime"? Pre-emptively start a war on false pretexts,
lie to your populace, scare them with terrorist boogeyman propaganda and
do whatever the hell you want. Who is going to give a damn about an
impounded Canadian yacht in the context of a country that will spend
$500billion and counting to extend its military might across the globe
in an imperialistic invasion and occupation of another sovereign nation?

The mayor of London, John Livingstone, calls Bush "the greatest living
threat to life on this planet."

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Capt. jeff

Oh, come on! I don't like it either...but you don't have to engage in a
character assassination of the leader our American neighbours have just
chosen by a popular vote. They chose him...we may not agree with this
policy or that (especially the threat of seizing my d**n boat) but maybe we
should stop short of insulting our American neighbours for their choice of
president...agreed?

Glenn.
s/vSeawing

"Tamaroak" wrote in message
...
The mayor of London, John Livingstone, calls Bush "the greatest living
threat to life on this planet."

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Capt. jeff

I'm surprised you guys don't invade us and restore democracy and free us
from a tyrannical leader who stole the last election. If he ran your
country, by his rules, he would.
Paul

"prodigal1" wrote in message
...
Falky foo wrote:

Doesn't Canada have anything to say about this?

Well this Canadian does.
What the hell would it matter what the Canadian government or any other
govt for that matter has to say about US foreign policy? You guys have
the 2nd biggest threat to world peace as your president and the biggest
threat to world peace i.e., the idiot Rumsfeld telling him what to do. You
don't like a "regime"? Pre-emptively start a war on false pretexts, lie
to your populace, scare them with terrorist boogeyman propaganda and do
whatever the hell you want. Who is going to give a damn about an impounded
Canadian yacht in the context of a country that will spend $500billion and
counting to extend its military might across the globe in an imperialistic
invasion and occupation of another sovereign nation?