Kelton Joyner wrote:

It seems that the people not going to the Bahamas has had an impact on
the economy. The recently announced that the permit is now good for
muntiple entries. Two within 90 days. Now that probably doesn,t help
people who come down from the north for a couple weeks-months, it does
help those of us who like to jump over to Bimini for a weekend every few
weekends.
Kelton
s/v Isle Escape

What has me bugged is that it does not matter if you are "cruising" or
not. You have to pay just to transit Bahamian waters. I am working a
return delivery, Tortola/Ft. Lauderdale in January. Our three man crew
usually works on a set fee pluss airfare and gets to keep anything over
expenses. Because time is money we normally only stop at Puerto Plata
and Georgetown but $300 is a bit much to pay for one evening on dry
ground. Looks like we will have to make the run up the Old Bahama
Channel and hope we don't meet any Cuban gunboats.

It is going to be a long slog.

--
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

That's true. I have a freid that departed here in October
for the BVIs. Was going to stop for fuel in the Bahamas.
He ended going down the coast instead.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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Kelton Joyner wrote:

It seems that the people not going to the Bahamas has had an impact on
the economy. The recently announced that the permit is now good for
muntiple entries. Two within 90 days. Now that probably doesn,t help
people who come down from the north for a couple weeks-months, it does
help those of us who like to jump over to Bimini for a weekend every few
weekends.
Kelton
s/v Isle Escape

What has me bugged is that it does not matter if you are "cruising" or
not. You have to pay just to transit Bahamian waters. I am working a
return delivery, Tortola/Ft. Lauderdale in January. Our three man crew
usually works on a set fee pluss airfare and gets to keep anything over
expenses. Because time is money we normally only stop at Puerto Plata
and Georgetown but $300 is a bit much to pay for one evening on dry
ground. Looks like we will have to make the run up the Old Bahama
Channel and hope we don't meet any Cuban gunboats.

It is going to be a long slog.

--
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

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
... Looks like we will have to make
the run up the Old Bahama Channel and hope we don't meet any Cuban
gunboats.

I was unaware this had become a problem. Bush and Rumsfeld have established
that Osama is wintering in Havana, of course. This was obvious once the CIA
conclusively demonstrated that the Tropicana chorus line are now appearing
in bourkas.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.tripod.com

Armond Perretta wrote:

Glenn Ashmore wrote:

... Looks like we will have to make the run up the Old Bahama
Channel and hope we don't meet any Cuban gunboats.


I was unaware this had become a problem. Bush and Rumsfeld have
established that Osama is wintering in Havana, of course. This was
obvious once the CIA conclusively demonstrated that the Tropicana
chorus line are now appearing in bourkas.

I am more concerned about the CNB weapons that the Dubya tried to claim
Castro was building. Bet everyone forgot about that. Bush got caught
in a big lie and evidently didn't learn much when he came up with the
Iraq justification.

-
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

Armond Perretta wrote:

Glenn Ashmore wrote:

... Looks like we will have to make the run up the Old Bahama
Channel and hope we don't meet any Cuban gunboats.


I was unaware this had become a problem. Bush and Rumsfeld have
established that Osama is wintering in Havana, of course. This was
obvious once the CIA conclusively demonstrated that the Tropicana
chorus line are now appearing in bourkas.

I am more concerned about the CNB weapons that the Dubya tried to claim
Castro was building. Bet everyone forgot about that. Bush got caught
in a big lie and evidently didn't learn much when he came up with the
Iraq justification.

-
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

That's true. I have a freid that departed here in October
for the BVIs. Was going to stop for fuel in the Bahamas.
He ended going down the coast instead.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:yshFb.9051$JD6.9037@lakeread04...


Kelton Joyner wrote:

It seems that the people not going to the Bahamas has had an impact on
the economy. The recently announced that the permit is now good for
muntiple entries. Two within 90 days. Now that probably doesn,t help
people who come down from the north for a couple weeks-months, it does
help those of us who like to jump over to Bimini for a weekend every few
weekends.
Kelton
s/v Isle Escape

What has me bugged is that it does not matter if you are "cruising" or
not. You have to pay just to transit Bahamian waters. I am working a
return delivery, Tortola/Ft. Lauderdale in January. Our three man crew
usually works on a set fee pluss airfare and gets to keep anything over
expenses. Because time is money we normally only stop at Puerto Plata
and Georgetown but $300 is a bit much to pay for one evening on dry
ground. Looks like we will have to make the run up the Old Bahama
Channel and hope we don't meet any Cuban gunboats.

It is going to be a long slog.

--
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

Glenn Ashmore wrote:
... Looks like we will have to make
the run up the Old Bahama Channel and hope we don't meet any Cuban
gunboats.

I was unaware this had become a problem. Bush and Rumsfeld have established
that Osama is wintering in Havana, of course. This was obvious once the CIA
conclusively demonstrated that the Tropicana chorus line are now appearing
in bourkas.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.tripod.com