Sailing to Cuba 101
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Here’s everything you need to know about sailing to Cuba. Well, not really sailing, more checking-in to Cuba via sailboat. It’s overwhelming at first, and information was sketchy – so here’s my first-person account of arriving and checking into customs in Cuba.
Form 3300:
https://www.uscg.mil/d7/docs/Cuban%20permitCG3300.pdf
USCG Documentation:
https://www.uscg.mil/nvdc/
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If you’d like to see the sailing process, underwater reef, and tons of info about Havana, please check out Episode #3: Sailing to Cuba (will be uploaded in a few days)
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