16/06/2025 Topic: Boatyards in Bergen Norway Charles.Lenhoff	Nico, My man in Vollen also recommends Bergen Marinesenter... ~Charles
22/06/2025 Topic: Provisioning in the northwest coast of Scotland Charles.Lenhoff	Friends, Making the jump from Norway to the northwest coast of Scotland via Shetland in late July, what ports in Scotland would you recommend for food provisioning? ~Lisa
23/06/2025 Topic: Provisioning in the northwest coast of Scotland Charles.Lenhoff	Thank you Dick and Simon!!!
03/07/2025 Topic: Western Scotland and the Hebrides Charles.Lenhoff	Nancy, We are in Norway and will be heading to Shetland mid-July, and then down the west coast of Scotland so maybe we can meet up... ~Lisa
27 days ago Topic: Wanted: Recommendation for Extended EU Visa Charles.Lenhoff	Thanks Simon!!! But in my ignorance... John, Please consult this document covering pre-Schengen Bi-Lateral Agreements in effect if you want to extend you time in Schengen past 90 days...and double check the information with live immigration office in the country you intend to stay: https://www.theca.org.uk/node/63970#:~:text=https%3A//op.europa.eu/en/publication%2Ddetail/%2D/publication/c067e92d%2D5a8b%2D11e9%2D9151%2D01aa75ed71a1 I share with you my Kafkaesque recent experience: We checked out of Norway last week at the Bergen airport and headed to Shetland. Here's a few things we took note of from our experience: 1. You can only check out in Bergen at the airport, and not at the Police station in center ville. The #1 train from the bus station is easy and runs every 10 minutes. The police station is on the LEFT side of the departure terminal and is supposed to be open daily from 07000 to 2300 hr, but the officer is also making the rounds in the airport so we had to wait 40 minutes. 2. For yachts under 15 meters, checking into Norway can be done via emailing the police in the district you are checking in, but also it is important to email the police in the district where you are checking out of PRIOR to arriving at the airport to get your passport stamped. Also, you have to check into customs whether or not you have anything to declare and they will register your MMSI into their system. 3. For yachts over 15 meters, they have to go through SafeSeaNet for entry and exit documentation prior to arriving at the airport for a passport exit stamp. 4. And for citizens of the USA, there is a bi-lateral treaty with Norway that allows for an additional 90 day in NORWAY only, once 89 days in Schengen countries outside Norway has been incurred. for example, Sally the Sailor is a USA citizen and enters Paris on January 1st, 2026 and spends 89 days shopping and stimulating the economies in Paris, Londo, Milan and Berlin. On the 89the day, she goes to Oslo immigration and they stamp her passport with an exit stamp and swing her around the Norwegian flagpole with a welcome to Norway ONLY bonus stamp which she can only use for Norway. How the 90/180 day rules apply for her return to Schengen is uncertain but believed that the clock starts on exiting Norway. That's all for now. ~Captain Lisa Lenhof USCG MMC mv Ho'okipa Selene 4326

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