No change to border policies

The Canadian-USA border cuts across sailing areas, and due to political problems between the two countries, Scuttlebutt reported how some Canadian races were revising their courses to stay out of the USA.

Among the concerns has been safety and security issues with border enforcement, but prominent USA Great Lakes yacht broker RCR Yachts reports that not to be an issue:

We have heard from some of you who are worried about how you might be treated when you bring your boat over to the US side. US Customs & Border Protection authorities have confirmed that there is NO CHANGE to the policies that have been in place previously, despite the noise coming out of Washington, D.C.

You should not be concerned about coming into the US so long as you don’t do any bad things like smuggling, human trafficking, etc.

One of the best parts of where we are on the Great Lakes is being able to visit each other’s country and enjoy what we both have to offer. So please don’t cancel any of your plans to visit, and we won’t either. That simply feeds into the nonsense, and summers are too precious around here!