Where are All the Americans?

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Originally Posted by barnakiel

Almost all US American cruisers we met had Cayman / Malta / British Virgins / Panama / etc. flags. The few with American flags were mostly Ruskis or Serbs registered in Deleware.

Registering a boat in a state entitles one to fly a US flag?

I thought that privilege was for USCG documented boats which non-US citizens can't do.