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Name: | Jay Lillie (Havana Passage)
(jlillie1@aol.com)
| | Date: | 2/5/2008 8:50:24 AM | | Subject: | Obama's article | | | We must not forget that the Embargo is actually against U.S. business doing business in Cuba. Lift it, and see what happens when Raul Castro acts to keep American business out. Last year we sold $600M in agricultural products to the Cuban government. That's a lot of leverage. With free-thinking businessmen on the ground in Cuba the Castro's would not last long.
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Name: | Geoff Cunliffe
(geoffandbunkey@hotmail.com)
| | Date: | 12/8/2007 10:34:09 AM | | Subject: | Latest restrictions on canadian (or other foreign flagged) vessels visiting Cuba | | | I have read the CubaCruising Net, and other, articles on this subject, and talked to several other cruisers. There are widely varying interpretations within the community, and I am trying to get a clear understanding of what we can and cannot do.
My wife and I are Canadians travelling on a Canadian flagged vessel. From the various articles my understanding is that while the Bush proclamation of Feb 2004 said that Homeland Security/Coast Guard would have the authority to stop, board and ultimately impound a vessel of ANY nationality intending to travel to Cuba, the later (July 2004) ruling from Homeland Security restricted this to "US Vessels and vessels without Nationality" (whatever they might be) and in a later paragragh actually stated "This rule does not apply to foreign flagged vessels". I assume this change was because they were on shaky legal ground trying to apply the rule to foreign vessels.
The question remains however, whether we, and other foreign vessels have to notify the Coast Guard of our intentions and request permission to travel to Cuban waters prior to leaving Florida. Fellow cruisers I have spoken to are roughly equally divided on this.
My other question is with regard to re-entering the US after visiting Cuba. Again I have heard via the cruiser grapevine (but been unable to confirm) that there is a new 2006 regulation that refuses permission to enter the US to any (US or foreign) vessel that has visited Cuba within the previous six months. If true, this obviously prevents anyone from taking a single season's trip to Cuba.
I was planning to go to Cuba via the Bahamas, and return the same way, so as not to be in blatant disregard of US regulations, but I assume that even so, my movements will be observed and uncle Sam will know perfectly well where and when I have been. | | | Post Reply | Display replies to this message
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Name: | Bart Hodge
(Hbarthodge@yahoo.com)
| | Date: | 9/2/2007 12:45:43 PM | | Subject: | New forum | | | We took our sailboat to Cuba in 92. It was a fascinating but difficult place, but the people were friendly and we'd like to go back. Hope something happens soon. I'm not getting any younger. As I recall we spent six weeks on the south coast, from Santiago to Isle of Pines.
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