Sailing to the USA on an ESTA Visa - Part 2 | Sailing with Six | S2 E31
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- In this episode we sail from Isla Mujeres in Mexico to Miami, Florida in the USA. We find out if all the work of flying to the USA to start our ESTA visa days and get an I-94 will actually work when we arrive on our private sailboat.
It's a tricky journey at the beginning as we encounter lightening and ships, lots of ships as we transit across the Gulf stream. Then the Gulf stream actually gives us great assistance as we approach Miami.
On approach we use the CBP roam app and initially get denied by the CBP officer simply because we hadn't anchored yet. We see loads of similarities between Miami waterways and our home port of Southport, Gold Coast, Australia with all the powerboats and wake they put off as we transit through to find a safe anchorage.
We hope this helps other sailors who intend to visit the USA on an ESTA visa.
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Welcome to the USA! If you're going up the coast, I do hope you stop in St. Augustine, the oldest permanent settlement in the USA. They have a great anchorage and you could easily spend 4 days seeing all the historical sites!! (I was born and raised in St. Augustine)! You must see the Fort, walk down St. George St., go to the Oldest House, and check out the LightHouse!! Walk through the Rotunda of the Ponce de Leon Hotel, which is now Flagler College, and O'Steens Restaurant has the BEST fried shrimp in town. You'll have to pay cash and call your order in, then take your togo order to the LightHouse picnic tables or back to the boat to eat. I highly recommend a stop in St. Augustine!! Enjoy!!!
Don't forget the Fountain of Youth. ⛲️
Thanks for the recommendation. We will see what the weather allows 😊
If looking for a longer tour/sail and seeing some interior areas try sailing up the coast and doing some or all of the great circle route. It goes up through NYC and down the Mississippi back to gulf coast of Florida. Should be info on the web. Welcome to the States! Hope its amazing.
I love how practically skilled the kids are. It’s very impressive. The boat is amazing too. 6 people but it never looks crowded.
Thank you. It really is quite spacious. 😊
I have watched them all, but this episode made me very happy. I am an American. The effort, the money, the patience and the joy you shared with your children to come to America was heartwarming for me. We have a silly country it may seem sometimes, but it is a beautiful country with many beautiful people to meet and beautiful things to see. If you wanna see the craziest of all, Las Vegas NV, give me a shout! We have the room!
Thank you for your generous offer. Unfortunately we can’t sail there though 😂 maybe in another season of life we will travel by RV through your amazing country?!
Love your kids, soooo skilled.
Thank you
Welcome to America.!!!!!!! Love your videos, and your family !!!!!!! May God Bless you and keep you !
Thank you 😊
Welcome!!! Enjoy your time here!!!❤️🥰❤️
Thank you 😊
Looks like the final stage of your entry into the U.S. went pretty well. Always a delight to come along with the Happy Days crew. Seems that the children can now manage the affairs of the boat pretty well on their own. The rope swing was lots of fun. Not your best catch _this_ time, Archie, but don't give up! Time to hoist the stars and stripes. Have fun in South Florida.
Thank you. Time to explore this big country!
The way the kids are sharing more of work is impressive, and you guys are very gracious to what I believe is the hardest country to travel to if you're not a US citizen.
Thank you
Welcome to the USA, I hope you have a wonderful time exploring the States! 🙏🏻👍😎😇👏🤗
Thank you! 😃
Welcome to the U.S. I hope you enjoy your visit
Thank you! 😃
Welcome!! While on the east coast, you all may enjoy visiting Assateague Island in Maryland. It’s beautiful and has wild ponies running on the island.
Thanks for the tips! We will see where the weather allows us to go 😀
Welcome to my country, the good ole' USA. Groovy episode.. Stay safe and stay groovy.
Thank you 🤩
Welcome to Miami... I've said it before , i can't say it enough but you are such a beautiful family !!
Absolutely love watching your videos..... stay safe
Thank you so much!!
As a Yank that lived down under from 2011 - 2016 welcome to my home in south Florida best thing is you guys have that other blue passport that I’d trade for. Enjoy
Thank you ☺️
Welcome to the US🎉! Love your videos. Be well and God speed.🙏🏼
Thank you so much!!
Love how you raised our flag. Half the people living here would not 🇺🇸
Respect to the nation we’re visiting 😀
Great video guys, your crew is getting better and better each passage. Welcome to the United States. Cheers from Texas.
Thanks 👍
Loved your sail! Kiddos are so skilled and experienced. Beautiful family! Enjoy the USA! Would love to have Belle’s bread recipe!
Thank you 😊 it’s just a simple yeast bread recipe xx
This episode was both entertaining & useful
Thank you 😊
I know it is after the fact now but there is a ferry from nassau Bahamas to Miami that only takes like 4 hours each way. You could have anchored in Nassau taken the ferry in and back on the same for like $180 a person.
We looked in to this too… but we decided to save the Bahamas for the journey south again 🤫
Thanks!
And Welcome! As you may have guessed, America hold a special in its heart for Oz!
Thank you for the SUPER THANKS 😀
Yes We've met some amazing Americans 🙂
Glad it all worked out for the Family, though you are good with the suspense 😊- Safe travels and looking forward for the coming adventures of “Sailing with Six” - Having said that you appear to be in Fiji via Marine Traffic?
Ahh… your on to us 😂 CZcams is a little behind real time. Follow on instagram or fb for real time updates 👍
Loved the vid. Miss you!!
Thank you 😊 where are you guys now?
Welcome to The United States my friends from down under and I hope you enjoy our beautiful country 🇺🇲🤝🇦🇺
Thank you so much 😃
Welcome to the USA !
Thank you 😊
Awesome!
Thanks!
Welcome to the good old USA
Thanks
Welcome to the USA.
You are still nowhere near me, I live in west Texas nowhere near enough water to sail in.
I watch several channels from sailing families, a few days ago one of them named off three or four boats behind them and one of the names was "Happy Days". However I don't remember which channel it was.
Thank you. Yes there’s a few other sailing channels around with us. Maybe it was Meraki?!
@@sailingwithsix Cruising Meraki is one of the channels I watch
The younger set are sure displaying real grom hairstyles now! Having been to well over 100 countries, for work or tourist reasons, or to visit family, I can fully empathise with your frustration with the endless rigmarole involved in entering the US these days. I think the top prizes for consistantly unfriendly and obstreperous border officials must go to: Saudi Arabia, the US, and Iran. I love the US, and have lived & worked there in the 80s and 90s, but I have avoided the hassle of going there for the past decade. You'll no doubt have fun there, though. I'd prefer to be sailing my old pre-war Bermudan ketch along the coast of BC this time of year. Can the kids do any astral navigation yet?
Thank you. Working toward the celestial navigation as the kids get older. Bella certainly has an interest in it. 👍
9:35 I'm probably getting too old and too soft but I can't help thinking it'd be SO funny if he spilled a few cold drops on that tiny tummy.😀The wiggle and giggle would be SO charming... and maybe an accidental squeal. 😀
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You guys are so cool Like many have said already, you ARE MORE THEN WELCOME TO THE USA. I hope you have a wonderful visit.
Top notch Family and Channel ❤ Virtual hugs to all
Thank you 😊
Welcome to my country, the United States of America. I hope your stay is safe and fun. We have a lot to offer.
Thank you 😊
May you come to love her as much as we do. 🇺🇸
Thanks 😊
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I don't understand - when you cross the land boarder from Canada or Mexico you haven't arrived by an "Approved Carrier", you just pay $4 for an I94 form.
But the customs officials are right there to check your documentation.
Hello, do you happen to know whether it would have been possible to enter the US in U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico and then sail directly to the US ? Also did you need some kind of cruising permit to sail along the East coast ? I did that a long time ago (1984) and I did have to get a Cruising Permit that was only given to a limited number countries
Yes you could enter at US Caribbean islands and your 90 days esta visa would start then. Yes we got a cruising permit so we could freely move around the USA once there. Easy to arrange. Otherwise you must check in at each port.
Awesome video. What time of the year was this?
Thanks 😊 April/May
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You guys ok from the strom??
We’re good 👍
@@sailingwithsix that's awesome stay safe bro!!
9.2 over ground... Just saying 😊
Good ol’ Gulf Stream working with us this time 👍
Welcome to the USA be careful in Florida. It’s been a bit crazy down there lately 💞
I would be much more worried about them visiting Washington State, Oregon State and California….. CRAZY out there….just sayin….
They have been to Mexico I'm sure they are fine
Thank you. We usually stay away from the wild spots and back to the boat before dark 😉
Because you podcast so infrequently, have unsubscribed.
You should have just walked across the border.Their letting anyone in. 🤬
Tried to do it all ‘the right way’
sorry guys your getting boring good luck
Good to know! Thanks for the feedback