Bu to answer your question yes 13 miles. The last few times we've come back we've been slowed ( not stopped or borded ) down by coast guard cutters. They want basic info and home port. We don't mind as long as we don't have to sit through a boarding. They haven't boarded us yet which i assume they eventually will. Coming back the last time from a week in bimini with the dusky owners weekend, we were actually happy to see a us flag flying high off their stern.