And, short lobsters are all right if you dig the hole yourself and go out to the island on an actual lobster boat with a tub of bait in the cockpit Shorts and scrambled eggs, breakfast of Champions! Cheers Marty Goodness, and here I thought that all RBC folks were law abiding good guys. I mention short lobsters and it seems like everybody knows what I'm talking about. Next thing I'm going to mention jack lighting to see if there are any deer hunters in the crowd. Had friends on Grand Manan Island when I was young. Honest Officer, those little fellers was killed by the big lads in the pots, once we had em in the boat it seemed like it'd just be polluting to throw them back... No deer there, but the island I currently live on has plenty, and a number of people with apparently impaired night vision; why else would they have those giant lights on the cab roof? Cheers Marty- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Knew this was a lie when I read Had friends... The Good Captain 35s5 NY In the some sixty years that I've been messing around in boats I have never heard a professional seaman refer to himself as the good captain so I assume that you are some sort of ignoramus that knows nothing and rates right along side such other sterling examples of stupidity as the Good Captain Neil and Wilbur (the guy that can't spell his name correctly) for competency. So, good but good captain and into the hopper you go. Bruce-in-Bangkok (correct email address for reply)

In the some sixty years that I've been messing around in boats I have never heard a professional seaman refer to himself as the good captain so I assume that you are some sort of ignoramus that knows nothing and rates right along side such other sterling examples of stupidity as the Good Captain Neil and Wilbur (the guy that can't spell his name correctly) for competency. I sailed into harbor in W Fla for the night and was addressed as 'Captain' by the dockie. I was single-handing but I still squirm with embarrassment as I don't consider myself to be experienced enough to earn that _title_. And I don't know when/if I'll be comfortable with it either. However, someone has to be in charge (me).. Hmm, a quandary!

'Captain' by the dockie. I was single-handing but I still squirm with embarrassment as I don't consider myself to be experienced enough to earn that _title_. And I don't know when/if I'll be comfortable with it either. However, someone has to be in charge (me).. Hmm, a quandary! No quandary really. You were undoubtedly the 'Skipper' of your vessel.  The word 'Captain' is greatly misused especially on this ng and you certainly cannot be a captain if you do not have a crew..

Very accurate assessment of them both. In a couple of VHF communications with the CG, one time they called me captain, but all the rest called me skipper. I felt a little odd answering to the former. The LT in charge of the Mexican Navy used the term capeetan, which I assumed was the same thing. LOL Oooh! wow! They called you, captain, over the radio.  I'm so unimpressed.  They called me, Captain Horvath, in the army, and many brave men saluted me.  I was a real captain. I was known throughout the land as, Captain Horvath, Defender of Freedom. And I have the paperwork to prove it.             This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

It appeared to me as it has to Neal and others that there were some serious omissions and dubious decisions prior to and during the voyage. Neal is constantly crying doom, and insisting that everybody else is an ignorant incompetent etc etc.... just because Joe lost Red Cloud doesn't even make him right once... it seems to me that taking a look at Neal s success record would be a better way of evaluating his expertise. DSK