Same. Have had a voyage to St Pierre and Miquelon on the bucket list since I was a kid, thanks to Farley Mowat. I reread that book last summer, and enjoyed it just as much as I did back in the 70s, and probably laughed even more.
Dave On Sat, 15 Jan 2022 at 21:19, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > On side note. I grew up sailing on my dad’s C&C 27 in British Columbia. On > one cruise, I read a book by Canadian author Farley Mowat called The Boat > Who Wouldn’t Float, about a pair of fellows buying and converting a small > fishing schooner in Newfoundland. > Mowat talks a lot about the area and I’ve wanted to cruise there since. My > club has a cruise in Nfld this summer but my wife thinks we should attend > our daughter’s wedding instead of joining them. > I highly recommend the book for any sailor with a sense of humour: “Black > coffee made with rum as a substitute for water is a drink of considerable > authority.” > > Andy > > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Jan 15, 2022, at 21:06, Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > I don't think it is easy to stay in the US for more than 12 month either. > But you only have to leave and go to another country for 15 days, then you > can return and start the clock over again. I'm not sure what the similar > rule is for Canada. > > Ken H. > > On Sat, 15 Jan 2022 at 21:44, Dave S <syerd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Andy - you might need to make a short trip to st Pierre and Miquelon. >> >> Eurozone VAT is similar I believe, non-paid boats need to leave briefly >> and return to reset the clock (or pay) and paid boats can’t be gone too >> long or they lose their paid status. >> I think I see a retirement gig in the med in my future! >> Dave >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 15, 2022, at 7:28 PM, Robert Abbott via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Ken, >> >> Thank you all of this...everything one could want on the subject matter. >> >> Robert Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 - #277 >> Halifax, N.S. >> >> On 2022-01-15 4:59 p.m., Ken Heaton wrote: >> >> Further to this, it appears some of Henry's American clients had kept >> their boats in Canada continuously for up to 18 years without ever actually >> officially importing them, so never paid import duties: >> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tariff-for-non-canadian-boat-owners-threatens-yard-1.1322571 >> >> In the long run, the rules were not changed, and this didn't seem to have >> any lasting effect on Henry's business. The Cape Breton Boat Yard in >> Baddeck, Nova Scotia is still in business. >> >> Ken H.. >> >> >> >> On Sat, 15 Jan 2022 at 16:53, Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The "short amount of time" Andrew refers to is one full year (12 >>> months). The ``newish" law Andrew referred to has been on the books for at >>> least 20 years ( I think since the fall of 1998) but has been spottily >>> enforced. In theory, US boats are not supposed to overwinter (stay longer >>> than 12 months) in Canada without being legally imported and paying duty. >>> But there’s an exception. If a boat needs repairs, it may stay—and the >>> repairs, maintenance and storage of such yachts has been the core business >>> of Henry Fuller of the Cape Breton Boat Yard in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. And >>> though the necessary “repairs” may not have been very extensive, customs >>> officers have never been very exacting about the matter. >>> >>> For many years quite a number of American boats spent years on end in >>> Canada without being officially imported, using this loophole that allowed >>> the boats to remain here if "major overhaul" and other large shipyard >>> related jobs were being done to them. The intention of this rule was to >>> allow shipyards to bid on large projects without having to worry about >>> import duties if the job stretched out beyond 12 months. Legitimate large >>> repairs can be extended beyond 12 months, up to as long as four years (48 >>> months) if required, and permission for the extension(s) is granted. >>> >>> This loophole was being abused as many of these boats were really just >>> having light seasonal maintenance done. Henry Fuller made a public issue >>> of it back in the fall of 2013 and so drew the attention of the government >>> agency tasked with enforcing the law, forcing their hand so enforcement >>> increased as a result. >>> >>> Some coverage of Henry's complaints are here: >>> https://www.oceannavigator.com/bad-news-from-baddeck/ >>> >>> Here is another view: >>> https://contrarian.ca/2013/09/06/how-the-feds-are-killing-a-77-year-old-cape-breton-business/ >>> >>> Here is a link to the actual rules and information for travellers (note >>> the wording on that page has not needed to been changed since 2014): >>> https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/fv-be/menu-eng.html >>> >>> Information about the length of time permitted for repairs are here: >>> https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/fv-be/importation-eng.html >>> >>> The actual letter of the law here: >>> https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d2/d2-1-1-eng.html >>> https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d2/d2-2-3-eng.html >>> https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d8/d8-1-1-eng.html >>> >>> Ken H. >>> >>> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help >> with the costs involved. 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