[Rhodes22-list] Captain Peter Thorn - Term Captain is Correct

Tue May 2 17:49:26 EDT 2006

OK, I guess "Herb" was a little facetious.

Actually, I have a 25 ton masters, and it "feels good" when doing "nautical things" to be called "Captain". But, it's not really a big deal.

I do remember the first time I was referred to as captain "for real". This was even before I got my USCG certification. We'd had the O'Day for about 2 years, and decided to take it down to "the real ocean" instead of a lake. Corpus Christi city marina (in Corpus Christi Bay on the gulf) had closed off the regular entrance to the through the breakwater for dredging. You had to use the shipping channel to get into the bay. The "requirement" was that you contact the harbor master for clearance to use the shipping channel.

We bought our first VHF radio so we could meet that requirement. I read up on how to use the radio, but was still a little apprehensive about it. Finally, as we neared the channel, I keyed the mic and said "Corpus Christi harbor master, Corpus Christi harbor master, this is the sailing vessel O'Jure, requesting clearance for the ship channel". He said "O'Jure, O'Jure, you're clear to pass captain".

As a reasonably new boat owner, that absolutely made my day.

Herb Parsons

S/V O'Jure
1976 O'Day 25
Lake Grapevine, N TX

S/V Reve de Papa
1971 Coronado 35
Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast

>>> pthorn at nc.rr.com 5/2/2006 3:41:53 pm >>>
Herb thanks for the clarification.    I know a few OUPVs, but they all seem
to refer to themselves as Captains.  What do you prefer?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Captain Peter Thorn - Term Captain is Correct

To that end, the USCG designation (that most people refer to) is not
"captain", it's actually "master". The "six-pack" that most people refer to
as a "captain's license" is a actually a OUPV (Operator of an Uninspected
Passenger Vessel). After that, comes a Masters, that allows the holder to
operate an inspected passenger vessel.

If you're in charge of the boat, whether you prefer skipper, captain, or hey
you, you're really the captain.

>>> ekroposki at charter.net 5/2/2006 1:36:10 pm >>>

Peter,
      The term Captain is a nautical term for the person in charge of the
boat and having legal responsibility for it and its passengers and crew.
You object to the term, does that mean you are NEVER in charge?  In that
case you have been misleading us.  I am sorry that I did not understand your
situation.  Thank you for correcting all of us.  The term Captain used
herein does not originate from the heading of U. S. Coast Guard license or
military rank.
       Did you read what Rummy said about that tiller extension holder.  We
all know that Rummy has a router.  I am sure he knows that a router bit with
a quarter round down each edge produces a smooth edge on HDPE.  Then the
device is faced backward.  I have been sailing with it for all these years
and have not had a problem.  But then I do not drink Rum... could that be
what causes his problem?

Ed K
Greenville SC USA

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