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Originally Posted by de captain
i have been boarded by the coast guard, but not the us coast guard. I have been run down by the us navy.
impossible? i would guess your chance of success at less than 5% . it is not the 80's any more. the US tracks everything coming past cuba & approaching the coast.
Sorry to ask a follow-up question that's off topic, but since you have experience sailing around the world I can't resist.
You mentioned you were boarded serveral times but that it was almost always "Do you have guns or drugs on board?" and then when you said no they left.
But yet you grant a 5% chance of success smuggling cocaine on a sailboat from S. America to the USA.
Does the coast guard have drug dogs on all their ships?
Suppose someone sailed down from Washington state, taking their time stopping along ports in the USA and also central and South America, had lots of little vacationy type trinkets purchased from central and south america, and sailed back up, lots of pictures of them fishing, enjoying the culture of various different countries... basically fitting the profile of some people on an extended vacation via sailboat. Off the n part of s. america, mexico, and the s. part of the usa upon return they go out to do some deep sea fishing, etc. They do not do any kind of 'drug run'.
What % of these boats are going to be scrutinized by the coast guard? Are they going to bring drug dogs on board as a matter of routine? What would be a typical scenario?
How would the high risk of being caught come about? (I"m not doubting it, just curious as you have the somewhat unique and facinating experience of sailing around the world- which sounds friggin awseome, ur one lucky guy!)