California Boater Card required effective Jan 1 2018

[T.R. Bauer]

How much is the citation? Just curious.

According to the interweb it is $100 + costs, which in my area would make about $180.

Wait a second - they charge you to write the ticket? Like a service fee? For doing their jobs? Awesome!

 

[localboy]

Wait a second - they charge you to write the ticket? Like a service fee? For doing their jobs? Awesome!

Like I said; Kalifonia needs the money.

 

[C-Hawk]

Like I said; Kalifonia needs the money.

Kalifornia has plenty of money---- we just need to stop the train and stop supporting the illegals.

Politic over--

Roger

 

[CDory23]

As a californian planning to retire in Seattle/ Pugeout Sound area this isn't sounding good! Am I going to run into the same problems I'm running away from?

 

[localboy]

In short, yes. Seattle dreams of being San Fran north. King County of being Kalifornia north. PM me and I’ll tell you all about the insanity

 

[mailbox101]

Does the Coast Guard enforce state boating laws, or would it be up to the local cities and counties to patrol, ie carding people at launch ramps.

How many miles out does state jurisdiction go? If they apply maritime law to states, as we do with nations, where the boat remains the teritory of the state it is registered in, will my boat be a little bastion of California law when offshore from another state?

 

[thataway]

CG may ask for boating card in State waters. State waters vary, but fish and game may ask for card out to state limits. Many states LEO only patrol near shore and inshore. For example FL in the Gulf of Mexico is 9 miles, Atlantic is 3 miles for State waters. Usually reciprocal between states for boater cards. Calif. is 3 miles, but remember the offshore Islands, and “Headlands to Headlands” rule. (Was applied for Gambling ships.)

I left Calif. in 1992, for obvious reasons. Established residency in Texas, cruised the PNW for 4 April thru Oct. seasons, and finally bought property in FL. Pensacola—still 4 seasons, No state income tax. Property affordable. Good cultural activities. Compact areas, miminal traffic. Low crime rates...

 

[cmetzenberg]

I'm just glad that Captain's Hazelwood and Schettino had their 'boaters card'......oh wait......you can't fix stupid!

:lol:

They had mariners licenses. And with regards to Joe, it was that idiot third mate's fault. There is one reef that you have to avoid and he couldn't do it.