.02 as follows. I would worry more about the natives getting involved than the officials. Unofficial attentions have no policies or rules or even limits - and relatively unlimited manpower. A couple boats with 4 or 5 drunk bored unlucky fisherman would seem a much greater concern that a sheriff. Ergo, it makes sense to "be yourself" discretely.
"Knowing the law" bears somewhat the same relationship to using the law as carrying a gun does to effectively and safely using one. In almost every conceiveable situation you're going to be outgunned by people with no qualms at all about doing what it takes to prevail and with a lot more experience and muscle along those lines. It's something best held in reserve. That said, it never hurts to know the ostensible rules. Cheers, Rufus > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jim sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Liveaboard] jurisdiction question > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:32:45 -0400 (EDT) > > > I think I've seen some chatter before along these lines.... > > I'd prefer a link/URL to where i can reference material rather than an > opinion or re-statement.... > > The scenario: > Enjoying a nice warm day on Nekkid Joy III and the passengers and crew are > - of course - getting nekkid. > > Who do I have to worry about offending/answering to (and the consequences) > if I / we are: > > a) in the navigable rivers/waterways of South Carolina (like Charleston > Harbor) > b) technically below the high tide line (duh) in same location > c) < 3 miles offshore > d) > 3 miles offshore > > thanks! > jim > > Nekkid Joy III > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- Want an e-mail address like mine? Get a free e-mail account today at www.mail.com! _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
