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

[Todd Zumach]

In the for what its worth department:

I have been signing my emails with: Capn Z.  I choose this identifier after
my childhood hero, Capn Crunch.  I figure he was not really a captain and
based on my lack of observed skills neither am I.

I have dreamed about getting coast guard certification some day.  If that
happens, I may change how I sign my emails.


I didn't say it was worth much, did I?

Capn Z
Phillips, WI


On 5/2/06, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>
> 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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