Captain Art's thought for the day - quotes on first page of the paper

Well I managed to make first page of the local paper for some quotes about the Homeland security regulations & the laws effects on Lake Erie sport fisherman.

Enclosed is a copy from their article:

Published March 30, 2008 04:55 am - Local boaters will have to cross through a little red-tape when crossing over the Canadian border thanks to new anti-terrorism regulations handed down by the Department of Homeland Security.New regulations may cause stress for boaters traveling to CanadaAnti-terrorism regulations have been issued by the Department of Homeland SecurityBy STACY MILLBERG - Staff Writer - smillberg@starbeacon.com Star Beacon
Local boaters will have to cross through a little red-tape when crossing over the Canadian border thanks to new anti-terrorism regulations handed down by the Department of Homeland Security.
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When this year’s boating season begins in the next few months, boaters entering Canada will now have to provide either a passport or two forms of identification, one that proves identification such as a driver’s license, and one proving citizenship such as a birth certificate. Boaters are also required to make a stop at a reporting station at the border.
Effective Jan. 31, the U.S. ended the practice of accepting oral declarations of citizenship at the borders. Local sailboaters, will be effected the most as it is normal practice to take excursions to Canada during the summer months.
Ashtabula Yacht Club and the Port Stanley Sailing Squadron in Canada, also host a sailboat race every year, the Lake Erie International.
Carl Anderson, one of the original founders of the race, said he carries his passport with him every time he travels to Canada, but for some people, the new regulations might be a big issue.
“Some people might get leery or scared with all the Homeland Security warnings,” he said.
Anderson said up until this year, boaters could get by with just presenting their driver’s license. Coordinators still plan on holding the Lake Erie International despite the new regulations, though, he said.
Tami Turner, a local sailor, said boaters from the county have always followed the guidelines for crossing the border. She doesn’t think the new regulations will deter many boaters from continuing to travel to Canada.
“I’ve always carried a passport with me even when it wasn’t necessary, just for added protection,” she said. “I don’t think it will make a difference.”
Turner said most Ashtabula County boaters already follow the new regulations.
“We’ve always called in to report we’re there and who is with us,” she said. “We don’t take that lightly. That’s an important thing. You’re going to a foreign country.”
Art Miller, who runs Lucky Strike Sport Fishing, local fishing charter service, said charter services in the county aren’t likely to be hurt by the new regulations because they don’t run a lot of charters to Canada.
“It’s just so difficult to do any charter services like that,” he said. “You have to jump through too many hoops and go through too much red tape.”
Miller said there is so much water here in the county, there isn’t much of a need for charter services to cross the international border. Charter services in the Western Basin of Lake Erie are more likely to be effected, he said.
Miller said he attended a charter captain’s conference at the beginning of March and a representative from the Department of Homeland Security was there discussing the new regulations.

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Until then, good friends, calm seas and great fishing........God Bless America, Captain Art