That guy on the dock was probably the dear departed George Monk, who thought yachtsmen are people and Customs agents don't have to be a---holes. It's different now. A few years ago, I called, waited eight hours for them to show up and used the time to get the boat sparkling, only to have them show up with a filthy shedding lab and do some training exercises. It took another two hours just to clean up after them. I don't have words bad enough to describe my opinion of that bunch. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com>wrote: > I`ve found that clearing into Canada (as a Canadian) is generally a > straightforward phone call to CAN-PASS and then once in a while, they`ll > tell you to stay on board while an officer comes to inspect. They would > also store my family and boat details in their system, so I wouldn`t have > to recite 5 sets of passport details every time. > > Clearing into the US is a real mixed bag. I`ve done it on two of the > Great Lakes, Newport, USVI, and PR and it`s a different process in each > place. And, you can research the protocols all you want in advance, but > when you get to places that are more than 10 miles from Alexandria VA (or > wherever CBP is located), they have no idea and don`t care what might be > shown on cbp.gov. > > Traveling from Tortola BVI to St. John USVI to Fajardo PR last December, I > had to clear customs and immigration in both St John and Fajardo and was > also inspected on board in Fajardo. This despite the fact that Bojangles > has a valid US cruising license (which allows it to move between US ports > without inspection) and my wife and I both have NEXUS cards - which, > according to CBP.gov - allows us to travel between USVI and PR as Local > Boaters (who don`t have to report). > > So, imagine my surprise when I get quarantined on my boat for about 2 > hours waiting for CBP to arrive. Then when they do, they ask me to fill > out all the same damn forms I had filled out the day before in St. John. > So I do it... and then... I want my pound of flesh from the poor agent, > asking her to explain all the nuances of the NEXUS / Trusted Traveler > Program and how it's any different from if I didn't have it... > > At the end of the day, the poor agent was clearly flummoxed (and > apologetic). It seems that these great programs get designed at head > office and then the rollout gets bollocksed up. > > (That said, using NEXUS at airports... is awesome!) > > And lastly - the easiest US port to clear in? Newport RI... Took me about > 2 minutes after a 5 day trip from Bermuda. No forms, no videophones, just > a guy on the dock who looked briefly at our passports (not even boat > papers) and decided that we were OK. > > Cheers, > Colin > > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net>wrote: > >> On Jan 30, 2013, at 9:12 PM, Tom Buscaglia <t...@sv-alera.com> wrote: >> >> So we will have to endure a pleasant stop at Poet's Cove on the way north >> and *ass* inspections at Roche or Friday Harbor on the way back. >> >> >> Be *really* careful of those inspections. :^) >> >> I'm overdue for mine... >> >> Fred Street -- Minneapolis >> S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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