On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:05:51 +1000, Herodotus
wrote:

On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:19:12 -0700 (PDT), blubaju
wrote:

Hello Roger,

well in the US there is a ruling almost as bad and ONLY against
foreign visiting yacht, a ruling that lets you think you ended up in
North Vietnam, China or Russia at cold war days, but it is newly
implemented by Homeland Security.

US-yachts in Europe are entitled for a 18 months stay, the skipper
secured a Schengen Visa and is free to move within all Schengen treaty
countries, generally speaking, that is entire EU without GB (not
exactly, but from a sailors view)

A EU-registered yacht visiting US must report in advance, undergo a
security screening that let's you feel being a criminal AND - and this
is the point - must report at every harbor master wherever she wants
to anchor or dock en route. Even when staying in the same area, every
movement must be reported in advance, the fines are more than heavy, I
read US$ 5.000 for the first offense, doubling for the next.

http://www.noonsite.com/Members/doina/R2008-02-07-1

Many EU-yachts do not take the risk and burden and wait for better
days. I wanted to sail round Pacific next year, starting Far East, but
wasting so much time with daily reports keeps me away, despite many
friends waiting in Southern California.

Seems Osama Bin Laden has won, US is frightened to death, I am sorry
to say.

Henry

On Jul 25, 7:08*pm, "Roger Long" wrote:
"Bil Hansen" wrote
........*If it had passed, it probably would have been
enforced against visiting yachts because they don't vote.

--
Roger Long

Agreed!!

We spent time and money obtaining 10 year US visas in Madrid before we
found out about the restrictions.

One of our dreams was to sail up the east coast of the US and explore.

The regulations and restrictions as well as the potential stress of
being treated like a suspected criminal changed our plans entirely.

cheers
Peter


What's this "we"? Got a mouse in your pocket? All along it has been
"I", "I", "I", stories about alarms to wake up the solitary sailor,
etc., and now it is "we".

What is going on here?

Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
Here's a useful bit of information for cruise planning:

Piracy map:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/extra/display.php

Please note that there were no attacks in Maine

--
Roger Long

================================================== ==============

Jolly Roger.. ye left out de old Maine pirate .. Captain Marina

Cap'n Marina don't need no cutless, no gun, .. he is the worst type of
pirate,
a thieving, lying, scab on society waiting for unsuspecting sailboats to
come looking
for a mooring..

Arrrrgh...

"So, yer wantn a mooring are ya" .. Cap'n Marina says.

"Oh, yes, you see John must be at a meeting in Boston and because of the
weather and
Sally's braces, we would like to leave our cruising sailboat for a few days
at your marina".

"Cap'n Marina to Paul, in the mooring/fuel dock booth" .. "wake up Paul " ..
"put down the Playboy".

"Yes, Cap'n, this is Paul".

"I be sending a 35' boat toward the dock, make sure you empty it of all
swag, tell the owner he must
fill up with fuel or no water,, and charge him $7 per gallon for the fuel...
oh, and put the boat out near
the sea gull nest so the birds can **** on it .. and tell the owner that
due to the weather,, there is an
extra add on for the mooring of $50 per night ,, which is called the Maine
Weather Mooring Supplement ..
and when the owner isn't looking .. put his dinghy under the dock over
where the tide will rise and fall
9' so it will be crushed on the next flood/ebb .. and we can sell him one of
our Chinese made looks like a
Zodiac inflatables .. and if he needs a ride, call my brother over at
Charley's Tavern and tell him to pick
these poor unfortunate fools up and bring them to the bus station ... tell
my brother to charge them
$100 dollars and tell him to return $50 to me ... "

"Paul,, Cap'n Marina again .."
"Yes, Cap'n"..

"Will you be staying for the whole month of August, or are you heading back
to Harvard to
continue studying how to be a lawyer and screwing everyone in society"?

"Paul Paul .. you down there" ?

==

meanwhile at the dock .. Sally, the young girl with braces is smiling at
Paul, the future lawyer ..

"Paaauuuuullllll ,, can't you take us to the bus station and help daddy with
his boat"?

==

"Cap'n Marina,, this is Paul,, I'm on my cell ..... I quit".. "you can take
your marina and shove it"




===

Even pirates have bad days..

"Roger Long" wrote in news:g6av74$fct$1
@registered.motzarella.org:

Here's a useful bit of information for cruise planning:

Piracy map:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/extra/display.php

Please note that there were no attacks in Maine


Waitaminit! This map is bogus! NONE of the marinas or boatyards around
here are listed on it!....(c;