Like can I just jump in my boat and go? Do I have to alert any authority about my trip? What are the chances the coast guard boards my boat to search it? How do you find a marina in Mexico? Do I have to alert the Mexican government of my trip? I assume I need a passport.
This is to settle a very polite heated discussion between my partner and I. Where neither of us know what we’re talking about.
I’m not an expert whatsoever but I have done a fair bit of international travel and resided overseas for multiple years.
That experience has lead me to believe that unlike many countries the US government doesn’t care to track you leaving the country. They may know incidentally due to other processes such as airport/airplane security checks but those are performed by TSA; not the CBP. Both agencies fall under DHS but perform distinct functions.
When leaving the US by air you will go through security checks, but when arriving you come through customs and immigration.
All that is to say I think when traveling by private boat your main concern will be with entry into Mexico; not departing from the US.
I had long ago fantasized about traveling the world by sailboat and often wondered how immigration via seaport would work but never pursued an answer. Your question motivated me to do so.
This is what I found regarding entering Mexico via seaport from a private boat:
STEP 1: Submit passport of captain and vessel documentation along with $332 fee
STEP 2: Complete form with documentation of passengers and crew
STEP 3: Submit completed form from STEP 2 along with receipt from STEP 1
STEP 4: Await confirmation of approval from STEP 3 and receive entry authorization.
STEP 5: There is no step 5! Enjoy a margarita or paloma on the beach!
Another link that has some of the same info as above. But also includes info about re-entering the US. There seems to be an app, CBP ROAM app, for US customs.
https://aglyachtsales.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-visiting-mexico-by-private-boat/
Awesome this along with skyketcher’s link seems to be the right answer.
I’ll admit that it’s slightly more involved than we thought it would be. My partner was of the opinion that the all knowing coast guard would swarm your boat as soon as you hit American waters. I figured it was more likely that if they see you they just come talk to you, but of course the answer is an app.
Currently sailing to Mexico. You need to obtain an import permit for your boat into Mexico, even for short time. It’s called a Temporary Import Permit, TIP and at today’s rate is just under $20. You can ask for it between 11 and 60 days before arrival in Mexico. The application is done online at https://www.banjercito.com.mx/registroVehiculos/# Top right switches to english if needed.
You will need your boat registration (Federal Coast Guard Documentation or State issued Registration) Passport of boat owner
If the boat is owned by an LLC you’ll need more ownership proof.
On arrival in Mexico you must contact immigration and customs. You’ll need to fill in paperwork and present crew list and crew passports. Declare any alcohol, controlled medication and similar. Until you have sorted this you should fly flag Q, quarantine yellow flag. Once you have been given authorization (clearance) into the country you take Q flag down and replace with a Mexican courtesy flag, flown on Starboard side.
Failure to do the above can land you in major trouble.
passport is bare minimum, but you need to get boat’s papers in order. you gotta pay a visit to mexican consulate for that
putting some of these words in search engine of your preference should get you link like this: https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2017/april/boaters-guide-to-crossing-the-border or like this https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/vancouver/images/pdf/boat.pdf
“any vessel that leaves from a United States port and returns without calling at a foreign port or place has not departed the United States.”
There goes my idea of running a gambling boat in international waters.
I’m not convinced the ideas are mutually exclusive. Then again I know nothing about maritime law arresteddevelopment.jpg
Well you need a passport, even if you’re an american citizen. You probably want to know which port you’d be arriving at, and have paperwork ready.
I misread “marina” and thought you were asking about where to find marijuana in Mexico.
The most casually planned smuggling operation in history there.
Funny story about me and weed, or would it be weed and I? Anyway, I started smoking weed when I was 12. Since then I have done every drug that has been available to me. I enjoyed most of them. The only one that got me was heroin.
So, after over a decade of heroin abuse. Then around 5 years of methadone. I finally got off the methadone, and I find that I can’t get fucked ip any more. But not because of what your probably thinking.
I got off opiates. I smoked some weed. It makes me paranoid. I drank some beer I kinda got drunk, but mainly it just made me feel like shit. I hate stimulants. So things like coke or crack or meth are a no go. I even grew my own mushrooms, but they gave me a headache. I’m not going back to opiates.
I’m involuntarily sober and it fucken sucks. I’m an insob. Hehehe
It’s likely because you’ve hammered your dopamine receptors for so long, they can barely get a signal anymore.
You are unfortunately probably correct. I find myself having trouble finding “happiness” in life. So, that makes me seek out pleasure. Which is just a fancy way of saying I’m a hobby whore.
I got into lock picking for a while. It really does feel good to hear and feel those tumblers click. I went about as far as I could without devoting serious time and effort for minimal gains.
Now, I’m fishing. I don’t live in Mississippi, but I do live in Alabama. It’s pretty warm here year round. I try to go fishing at least twice a week. I don’t sport fish. Which means that if a catch a fish too big or too small I let it go. Otherwise I keep and eat it.
Plus it has the added benefit of getting my fat ass out the house. There are several water ways close by. I just put all my stuff in a backpack. Grab a machete. Hike through the woods to a spot where no one can find me, and fish. It’s awesome.
Not trying to tell you to go do drugs or anything, but you could try some other classical psychedelics or even some of the novel ones.
The weed of today is not the same as the weed you tried 15 years ago. That shit is so potent that I don’t see how you can actually enjoy it anymore.
I think I am going to try micro dosing mushrooms again. I really enjoyed that. Like I looked forward to the day I got to take them because all day I just felt happy. The reason I stopped is because I get really bad migraines and that seemed to make them happen more frequently. But I just got a new treatment for that, and it seems to be working. Plus I’ve got some mycelium on petri dishes that are screaming for some moist grain. I’ve just been too apathetic, and I just got this new treatment like last week. So, I’ll give that another go.
