I was listening to channel 16 the other day and I caught the CG's response
to a boater in distress. Although the caller was at some distance from me
and I couldn't clearly hear them on my handheld, I could hear the CG
(Bellingham) quite clearly.

At one point, the CG operator asked for a description of the vessel. He
asked, "Is this a sailing vessel or a pleasure craft?"

Really? Sailing and pleasure are somehow mutually exclusive?

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Paul Hovnanian
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wrote:
On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:07:47 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
wrote:

I was listening to channel 16 the other day and I caught the CG's response
to a boater in distress. Although the caller was at some distance from me
and I couldn't clearly hear them on my handheld, I could hear the CG
(Bellingham) quite clearly.

At one point, the CG operator asked for a description of the vessel. He
asked, "Is this a sailing vessel or a pleasure craft?"

Really? Sailing and pleasure are somehow mutually exclusive?

Probably just a new guy who mis spoke. I bet his buddies said the same
thing. That is the kind of thing they might razz you about for weeks.

Maybe he figures a sail boat is work.