
New import permit for Mexico resolves impound problems
SAN DIEGO—Revamped import permits for boaters entering Mexico were unveiled June 21 by three federal officials during a boat show seminar at the San Diego International Boat Show. Dina Madrid

SAN DIEGO—Revamped import permits for boaters entering Mexico were unveiled June 21 by three federal officials during a boat show seminar at the San Diego International Boat Show. Dina Madrid

MIAMI—At the last minute, the U.S. State Department squashed year-long plans for the first team of U.S. anglers and their 40 U.S. flagged sport-fishing boats to participate in the annual

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains MARINA DEL REY — Del Rey Youth Foundation is coordinating a feasibility study for a new sailing event to be held mid-November 2014. The cruise, for

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains Right now, more than 4,000 West Coast recreational boaters — commonly referred to as “yatistas” — are preparing to head south this fall into Mexican waters.

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains What do first-timers really need to know about cruising in Mexico? What surprises do they have in store, good or bad? What one thing should they

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains PANAMA — Fees charged for all vessels that transit the Panama Canal are scheduled to increase dramatically on Oct. 1, so cruisers planning to “switch oceans”

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains MARINA DEL REY — Circumnavigator and filmaker Bruce Kessler of Del Rey Yacht Club is organizing a new powerboat rally in the style of the biennial

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains This year’s cruising rally to El Salvador has public service as its goal. A project called “Just Water” is aimed at donating special drinking-water filter kits