On Mon, 28 May 2007 21:21:25 -0500, Brian Whatcott
wrote:

My son is proposing to motorsail an Irwin 37 ketch
back from Cancun to Miami with two or three aboard
What is the most conservative route that I can propose
to him, for Mother's sake? :-)

Thanks for any suggestions


Brian Whatcott Altus OK

Thanks to Mark and Wayne for helpful suggestions.
Easy to see that PC versus physical security and
weather protection are not pulling the same way,
near cigar country.

Brian W

On May 29, 6:34 am, Brian Whatcott wrote:
On Mon, 28 May 2007 21:21:25 -0500, Brian Whatcott

wrote:
My son is proposing to motorsail an Irwin 37 ketch
back from Cancun to Miami with two or three aboard
What is the most conservative route that I can propose
to him, for Mother's sake? :-)

Thanks for any suggestions

Brian Whatcott Altus OK

Thanks to Mark and Wayne for helpful suggestions.
Easy to see that PC versus physical security and
weather protection are not pulling the same way,
near cigar country.

Brian W

Why are you not threating Mark R with snitching on him?

Spending time in Cuba supporting a commie dictator is much worse a
crime than some bum stealing Rum. Visiting Cuba and not declaring it
on your passport is a federal crime the FBI would be real happy to
know about. You could rack up some major prison time and lose your
boat. Is your son going to smuggle some cigars to pay for the trip?

Seems both you and Mark are conspiring to break a federal law. You are
a bad American Brian if you do not snitch on Mark right now!

Joe

Folks, I think the advice is being offered from the point of view that
it is not against the law for all north americans to visit Cuba. It
is only against the law for citizens of the United States. For
Canadians, trips to Cuba are quite routine. Being a U.S. citizen, I
agree with the earlier poster, if it were me, I would give Cuba a very
wide berth. Life is just simplier that way, for me, the Cuban
authorities, the American authorities, and especially for me. At
least for me, boating is supposed to be about hassle minimization *S*

Take care all,

John