Here you go George in the Captain of Blue Skies' (of the 20k boat) own words:

"At a point about 1 mile south of White Bay, Jost Van Dyke...."

Source:
https://sailinganarchy.com/2020/12/02/detained-and-fined/

And it looks as though he is going to pursue legal means to get the money back so assuming he is going to follow through we should all have our "legal answer". I do think when he retains counsel and determines the cost and time to pursue this he will cut his losses however

His quote from source above...

"I am now engaged in attempt to vacate my guilty plea and litigate the validity of the fines."