I agree. After a certain point it becomes less about maintaining the integrity of the borders and more simple harassment. I didn't dare complain to the higher-ups for fear of having my name end up on a list so I receive similar treatment every time. Heck of a way to run a government! Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com>wrote: > I must have gotten lucky... that was in 2010. > > That said, I've had many more "challenging" experiences over the years, > including the dudes with big black maximum marking boots. > > -- > At the end of the day, if someone wants to get something or someone into > the US undetected, they're not going to sail into Newport in a slow moving > boat, and then call customs to report their arrival and location. > > Cheers, > Colin > > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Andrew Burton > <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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