{"id":44854,"date":"2020-04-02T18:39:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T22:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=44854"},"modified":"2023-05-06T17:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:52:59","slug":"sailing-home-during-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/story\/destinations\/sailing-home-during-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailing Home During a Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7709-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Sunset\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7709-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7709-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_7709-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">What&#8217;s usually a peaceful journey home, is now fraught with uncertainty.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Jen Brett <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>The annual spring migration north is proving to be complicated for US- and Canada-bound sailors due to the evolving coronavirus\/COVID-19 situation. With border and harbor closures and quarantine rules changing seemingly by the hour, we\u2019ve compiled a list of resources where you can find the latest information. As we hear of more information, we will post it here, and if you have additional info to add, please send it to <a href=\"mailto:Jen.brett@cruisingworld.com\">Jen.brett@cruisingworld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 For Northbound US cruisers, it is recommended that you check with the individual port of entry <b>before departing<\/b> to find out what the current rules are and to let them know you are coming. The US Customs and Border Patrol Ports of Entry are listed here along with contact numbers: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/contact\/ports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/contact\/ports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Once in the US, depending on the harbor you\u2019ve arrived in, you will likely need to stay aboard for a 14-day quarantine period. The rules on this vary from state to state. Our friends at the <i>Waterway Guide<\/i> have a continually updated list of marine facilities and current government notices. All that information can be viewed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterwayguide.com\/covid-19-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.waterwayguide.com\/covid-19-reports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The <a href=\"https:\/\/oceancruisingclub.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean Cruising Club<\/a> has opened some of its Facebook groups to non-members who have boats in the Caribbean or East Coast of North America. This UK-based group has discussions underway about working together for possible Atlantic transits and for the best solutions if boats are to remain in the Caribbean or east coast of North America. The two Facebook groups are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/355101288727342\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OCC Atlantic Crossing West to East group<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/406248746888422\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OCC Caribbean Net+ group<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 For detailed country-by-country reports on worldwide port closures, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noonsite.com\/news\/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-special-procedures-being-introduced-in-ports-of-entry-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.noonsite.com\/news\/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-special-procedures-being-introduced-in-ports-of-entry-worldwide\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 If you would like a helping hand and a bit of (distant) camaraderie for the journey back to the US, consider joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/story\/destinations\/salty-dawg-homeward-bound-flotilla\/\">Salty Dawg Homeward Bound Flotilla<\/a>. The Salty Dawg Sailing Association is providing vessel tracking, weather routing and assistance coming into US waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sailing-totem-family-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"The Gifford family aboard Totem\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sailing-totem-family-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sailing-totem-family-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sailing-totem-family-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sailing-totem-family-1.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The Gifford family aboard Totem<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Behan Gifford<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected cruising sailors in Behan Gifford\u2019s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailing-totem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sailing <i>Totem<\/i><\/a> posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/story\/destinations\/south-pacific-closed\/\">The South Pacific is Closed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/story\/destinations\/sailing-totem-provisioning-for-a-pandemic\/\">Provisioning for a pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/story\/destinations\/coronavirus-impacting-plans\/\">How Coronavirus is impacting our plans<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><br\/><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With border and harbor closures and quarantine rules changing seemingly by the hour, we\u2019ve compiled a list of resources where you can find the latest information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Jen Brett","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"20200402","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"162","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"CW compiled a running list of up-to-date resources for information for cruising sailors who are traveling home during the coronavirus 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