On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:20:23 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 22:03:19 GMT, Don White
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
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Although I must say, based on my experience with the Canadians, they
certainly are a...

Well, let's just leave that experience alone.

Say what?

It's a long story and really not worth repeating - it was resolved in
a satisfactory manner by the USCG and Canadian Navy or whoever it was
that was involved. I just felt that the Canadians, in the face of the
visual and verbal reports of the incident in question, could have been
a bit more understanding rather than acting like I was trying to sneak
into Canada.

So in other words, you were trying to sneak into Canada.

Yes - I wanted to protest the hockey lockout and where better to do
that than in the Land of the Puck. :)

Or is that the Land of the Loon?

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 22:03:19 GMT, Don White
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
snip
Although I must say, based on my experience with the Canadians, they
certainly are a...

Well, let's just leave that experience alone.

Say what?

It's a long story and really not worth repeating - it was resolved in
a satisfactory manner by the USCG and Canadian Navy or whoever it was
that was involved. I just felt that the Canadians, in the face of the
visual and verbal reports of the incident in question, could have been
a bit more understanding rather than acting like I was trying to sneak
into Canada.

Later,

Tom



So in other words, you were trying to sneak into Canada.

wrote in message
ups.com...
Guys,

sorry for the boat related post

I noticed the US border is a lot closer as i thought ... Now I have the
following questions and was wondering if anybody knows the answers:

- For non americans, how close can you go (by boat) to the US border
(an imaginary line)? Can you go somewhat close or across? Is it
monitored closely?

- If you cross the border will the coastguard hassle you? here we have
the case that there are canadian waters that in order to get to you
have to go through US parts of the ocean ...

- If you drive deeper into US waters and even to US land/marina what
procedure do you have to go to before you go?

- Lastly a question just for fun: If the US coast guard hassles you in
US waters can you just drive back into canadian waters? Or will they
chase you? shoot at you? get the canadian coast guard to finish you
off?

Thanks

Matt


Plenty of things you better be aware of, especially since 9-11:

http://boating.ncf.ca/usborder.html

http://www.bellhaven.net/customs.html

http://www.cruising.ca/docs/USAE.html

http://www.cruising.ca/docs/forigen.html

http://www.tc.gc.ca/BoatingSafety/facts/foreign.htm

http://www.nfl.ca/foreign_boaters/

thanks for the info

Looks like a huge PITA

Matt

wrote:
Guys,

sorry for the boat related post

I noticed the US border is a lot closer as i thought ... Now I have
the
following questions and was wondering if anybody knows the answers:

- For non americans, how close can you go (by boat) to the US border
(an imaginary line)? Can you go somewhat close or across? Is it
monitored closely?

- If you cross the border will the coastguard hassle you? here we
have
the case that there are canadian waters that in order to get to you
have to go through US parts of the ocean ...

- If you drive deeper into US waters and even to US land/marina what
procedure do you have to go to before you go?

- Lastly a question just for fun: If the US coast guard hassles you
in
US waters can you just drive back into canadian waters? Or will they
chase you? shoot at you? get the canadian coast guard to finish you
off?

Thanks

Matt


You can pass into and out of US waters without reproting to customs.
However, if you plan to go ashore, anchor, rendezvous or make close
contact with another vessel you must report to customs first.

You will need your ship's papers, photo id and proof of citizenship for
all aboard, and it helps to have an inventory of booze, smokes, and
other items they are going to ask about.

When you land at the customs dock, nobody is allowed ashore except the
master of the vessel until you have cleared customs. In practice,
nobody seems to mind if somebody steps off the boat for a moment to
help you land as long as that person gets directly back aboard.

And although I never have plans of landing while cruising around say Alex
Bay or the castle on the St. Lawrence, I carry my passport in case a
mechanial problem or some other contingency forces me ashore.


You can pass into and out of US waters without reproting to customs.
However, if you plan to go ashore, anchor, rendezvous or make close
contact with another vessel you must report to customs first.

You will need your ship's papers, photo id and proof of citizenship for
all aboard, and it helps to have an inventory of booze, smokes, and
other items they are going to ask about.

When you land at the customs dock, nobody is allowed ashore except the
master of the vessel until you have cleared customs. In practice,
nobody seems to mind if somebody steps off the boat for a moment to
help you land as long as that person gets directly back aboard.

wrote in message
ups.com...
Guys,

sorry for the boat related post

I noticed the US border is a lot closer as i thought ... Now I have the
following questions and was wondering if anybody knows the answers:

- For non americans, how close can you go (by boat) to the US border
(an imaginary line)? Can you go somewhat close or across? Is it
monitored closely?

If my experience of last summer is any indication, you should make sure any
attractive women on your boat are dressed like ugly hags, and the Coast
Guard won't bother you. I got pulled over for a "safety check", which
consisted of one guy checking to see if I had flares and a warning flag, and
the other four guys chatting up my son's girlfriend, who just happened to be
in a way-too-short skirt. My son did NOT think this was funny, but being 15,
he wasn't quite ready to attack the CG fellas.

On 13 Apr 2005 13:46:09 -0700, wrote:

Guys,

sorry for the boat related post

I noticed the US border is a lot closer as i thought ... Now I have the
following questions and was wondering if anybody knows the answers:

I routinely sail and power into other nations waters. I keep a few
thousand dollars on hand to grease the palm of any trouble makers, and
keep my passport up to date.