[Vasco]

I always thought that you could not renew an expired permit unless you had left the US. I know on returning to the US,after spending the winter in the Bahamas, if your permit has not expired they will not issue a new one. Many Bahamas cruisers ask for a nine or ten month permit when they return to the States in May/June. That way if they return from the Bahamas a bit earlier the next year they can get a new cruising permit.