The Situation on TIPs Explained
After running our Monday story on the challenge of canceling Mexican TIPs (Temporary Import Permits), especially those issued prior to 2005, we heard from Neil Shroyer of Marina de La Paz and Fito Espinoza of Marina Coral, Ensenada. They offered some clarification. The essential message is don’t buy a used boat you intend to take to Mexico that has an uncanceled TIP. If you currently own an older boat with an uncanceled TIP issued prior to 2005 you can’t just take her to Mexico.
Neil Shroyer explains, “There was a time when the aduana permits were not in the Banjercito system. At some point, they were uploaded, and that is when the problem started; however the aduana offices in charge of canceling operated well (in Ensenada at least) and were canceling the old aduana permits when a vessel showed up from out of country or if an international port exit document was presented. However, about two years ago, the main aduana office sent a notice to the Ensenada office not to cancel the old aduana permits. (Don’t know why.) They were supposed to take on the work of canceling the aduana permits in Mexico City, but have clearly not set up the office in charge of doing this work.
“In cases where an old aduana permit exists, and someone was able to get a new permit, it either took place more than two years ago or the data on the aduana permit was different from the data on the vessel getting the permit (error in hull number, or registration number) that would not allow the Banjercito system to detect the old permit.
“I know of several cases [in which] all the documents have been sent to Mexico City´s aduana office to get the old aduana permit canceled and have been sitting on someone´s desk for months now.
“The Mexico Marina Association is pushing to get this resolved but has not had any luck so far. Now the federal government is in transition from one administration to the next, and it is probably unlikely that anything will get done about the problem until the new people take over on October 1, get settled in, learn about the problem, and decide to do something about it.”
Fito added, “Definitely, anyone thinking of purchasing any vessel 2004 or older will need to go to any of the Banjercito offices in the Mexico consulate in Los Angeles, San Bernadino or Sacramento, or the office at the land port of entry in Otay Mesa in Tijuana, to find out if the vessel has a TIP in the system (issued by aduana or Banjercito).
“Until the cancellations of aduana permits start flowing, it is too risky to buy a used vessel without checking first.”
It’s not as though bureaucratic snafus aren’t common in most countries. A trip to the DMV often confirms the notion that these problems are everywhere. We did recently read that that the US has now updated the passport renewal system so you can renew yours online. If you’re headed to Mexico you’ll need one of those in addition to your current TIP.
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Good Jibes #158: Jerelyn Biehl on Championing Women’s Sailing
This week’s host, Moe Roddy, is joined by Jerelyn Biehl to chat about encouraging more and more women and girls to take an active role in sailing. Jerelyn has championed women’s and girls’ sailing for over 40 years and recently was honored with the 2024 BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award.
Hear about Jerelyn’s magical summers sailing to Catalina Island growing up, how she started solving issues for women and girls, how we can involve more women and girls in sailing and sailing leadership positions, what she’s most proud of in her career and with her sailing family, and why it’s crucial to listen and have patience on and off the water.
Here’s a sample of what you’ll hear in this episode:
- What inspired her to encourage girls to take an active role in sailing?
- What are the differences between women and men when sailing?
- Was she surprised to win the Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award this year?
- How would somebody join the National Women’s Sailing Association if they wanted to?
- What was it like to train and compete without a coach?
- Were there any highlights of sailing FJs in college?
- Did the family’s marine hardware business influence Jerelyn’s love of sailing?
- What would Jerelyn say to girls and women who want to learn how to sail?
Learn more about the National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) at WomenSailing.org.
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The Connection Between Three Camels, Paris and Sailing Revealed
Our story on Monday about the sailboat featuring camels and the Eiffel Tower elicited various comments from readers all trying to guess at the meaning behind the images. J.Chodzko suggested, “Caravan to Paris.” “They obviously took a camel trip to the Eiffel Tower,” Paul Tullos wrote. Bill Mittendorf asked, “Paris/Dakar race?” Or, perhaps as Milly Biller asked, “Parisian and Egyptian crew?” It turns out Milly was the closest. One of the boat’s owners, Bob Badagliacco, wrote and gave us the real story behind the unusual sail designs.
“Hello, Latitude 38 —
“I saw our boat on the main page of the website and thought I would provide the background on our sails. Our vessel is San Saggio Anthropoi and she is a 1998 Catalina 40 that I own in a partnership with three other owners, and we keep her docked at Brisbane Marina. Our partnership purchased the boat in 2008 from the boat’s original owner, who was based out of San Diego but apparently spent much of each year at anchor in the Sea of Cortez. That being said, the individuals in our partnership have changed over the years, and I am now the longest-running partner after purchasing my share in 2011.
“The three original partners renamed the vessel San Saggio Anthropoi, which means ‘Three Wise Men’ in Mandarin, Italian and Greek respectively. One of those three partners had lived and worked in China for 10 years, and the other two were Italian American and Greek American respectively, so the vessel name was intended as a representation of their new partnership, heritage and life experiences, although the ‘wise’ part is very much up for debate! 😉
“One of those original partners, Bruce Paris, who had been most responsible for teaching us all about sailing on San Francisco Bay, died suddenly and tragically in October 2019. So when we purchased new sails in 2021, we had new images installed to represent the name of the vessel (the mainsail) and to honor our former partner and friend (the jib).
“Sorry for the long-winded answer, which I normally share with new crew over a beer in one of our Sierra Point YC Beer Can Races on Tuesday evenings, but which looks like a dissertation when I write it in an email!
Fair Winds, Bob.”
Damaging Hurricanes John and Helene Hitting The Coasts
So far, fortunately, the predicted very active 2024 hurricane season has not lived up to expectations. That doesn’t mean people close to the storms that have erupted care about the predictions — the Grenadines were hammered early in the season by Hurricane Beryl. It’s the local predicament that matters.
In the Pacific, Hurricane John rapidly ramped up to a Category 3 storm and struck the southern Mexico coast south of Acapulco (site of last year’s devastating Hurricane Otis). It is now Tropical Storm John that is landing off the Mexican coast, continuing to bring torrential rains with life-threatening mudslides and flooding. Meanwhile, the Gulf Coast of Florida is bracing for Hurricane Helene, poised to hit tomorrow morning.
The so-called “Big Bend Coast” of Florida is somewhat lightly populated, though that doesn’t matter much to those who live there. The wind, rain and storm surge will be significant, so residents and boating interests are doing the best they can to prepare before it arrives tomorrow. Current predictions are for Helene to hit the coast as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, meaning wind speeds from 111 mph to 156 mph. Even at the lower end, the wind combined with rain will cause severe damage to those facing the current uncertain path of the storm’s eye.
Hurricane/Tropical Storm John continues to travel along the Mexican coastline. While the winds are reduced, they’re still damaging, and forecasts predict rains of 6 inches up to an impossible-to-imagine 30 inches in isolated areas.
Sausalito Boat Show Returns to the Bay Next Week
