On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 12:20:03PM -0400, Philip wrote:
> How long ago was that Ben?
>
> I have had my boat searched by Officials in St Lucia. First asked me if
> I had liquor on board, then searched that see if I had any they I didn't
> not declare.
>
> Heard of another cruisers that was fined 5000 usd when they found a
> couple of extra bottles on his boat.
>
> And How about the French Islands? One young and not too flush fellow was
> fined heavily for entering their waters with only state registration for
> his boat, then ordered to leave.
Admittedly, my experience was not in the immediate past - I've been
Stateside for a few years, although I've done a cruise to the Bahamas
during that time (and am in the midst of a cruise now; heading north,
perhaps to Canada, and then south to the islands in the fall.)
I also note, though, that this kind of thing seems to happen only to
American cruisers; in speaking to a large number of other sailors, I've
never heard a single one complain of anything resembling this kind of
treatment. Actually, one Canadian couple told me about getting hassled
in Venezuela... until the wife sewed a large red maple leaf with the
word "Canada" prominently displayed under it on the front pockets of
their jackets.
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