[PUP] Ships Stores in the PNW

[Martin Campanella]

My experience of crossing into Canada on the Great Lakes is that the
Canadian customs officers are practical people.  What they are looking to
prevent is the bringing of wine, beer or alcohol into Canada just because
the US price is cheaper.  By this I mean gifts or sales to Canadians,
transporting of quantities by Canadians themselves, or a large stock by
Americans which is abnormal for that boat.

They seem to have a sense of what is a normal stock on a cruising boat and
may let it pass even though it is over the limit.

On our last entry at Kingston we correctly stated we had 2 unopened bottles
of alcohol (1.5 liters), 6 unopened bottles of beer, and 5 unopened bottles
of wine.  We also told them we had perhaps another 7 or 8 opened bottles of
alcohol totaling perhaps another 4 liters.  

They let this pass without duty.  We are an American flagged boat.  This is
similar to what happened to Bay Pelican when we entered Canada at Trenton. 


Marty Campanella
Bay Pelican KK42