Subdeacon Joe Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 (edited) From a few years ago, taking advantage of a storm to do some training: You've Got to Sea This!!! Photo credit: Dave Rogers U.S. Coast Guard training exercise for shallow surf rescues. Ocean Beach - San Francisco 12/13/18 Join us @ NorCal Wild! Edited December 18, 2024 by Subdeacon Joe 1 4 Quote
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 Tillamook? (These fellows have my respect and my admiration!) 3 Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 18, 2024 Author Posted December 18, 2024 2 minutes ago, Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 said: Tillamook? (These fellows have my respect and my admiration!) Ocean Beach, San Francisco. 1 1 Quote
Texas Maverick Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 that looks like me in some of my bass tournaments where we had 3 to 4 foot waves. Glad my Ranger was able to handle it as well as it did. Had one partner throw up when we got to the docks for check in. For some reason he quit fishing with me. LOL TM 5 Quote
Trailrider #896 Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 Aside from their official motto, "Semper Paratus!" the Coast Guard's creed is, "You have to go out...nothing said about coming back!" God Bless them and the services they perform! 5 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted December 19, 2024 Posted December 19, 2024 That would be exciting and scary as hell at the same time. 2 Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted December 19, 2024 Posted December 19, 2024 (edited) My only close contact with Coasties was in 'Nam. Those guys are crazy. I mean, who else would get on a relatively small plastic boat, with nowhere enough fire power, and drive it up a river too narrow to maneuver, much less turn around in, and run up the river a at slower than normal speed, shooting into the brush and jungle so someone will shoot back at them. And they go to sea when the water and weather is acting up WAAAAAY beyond what the Navy will tackle. CRAYzeeee! Edited December 19, 2024 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 1 1 Quote
watab kid Posted December 19, 2024 Posted December 19, 2024 13 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Ocean Beach, San Francisco. mine as well , ive been in a small boat in some very rough water but not like that , and they went in there on purpose Quote
Rip Snorter Posted December 19, 2024 Posted December 19, 2024 (edited) Don't know if it is still true, but in olden days the majority of Navy and Coast Guard were folks from the middle of the country. Dad was a bold boater and we all survived, but I can recall our little 29' boat being in all sorts of seriously scary situations with the whole family on board. Long Island Sound and the Atlantic. We even pulled a couple of much bigger, fancier boats out of trouble. Magnetic compass, no radio, life jackets for all and a pathetic flare gun. None of that uncommon back then. Edited December 19, 2024 by Rip Snorter Clarity 2 Quote
Texas Maverick Posted December 20, 2024 Posted December 20, 2024 (edited) On 12/18/2024 at 6:50 PM, Pat Riot said: That would be exciting and scary as hell at the same time. It is also hard on the back and other parts of the body being beaten and tossed around. TM Edited December 20, 2024 by Texas Maverick 1 Quote
Pat Riot Posted December 20, 2024 Posted December 20, 2024 26 minutes ago, Texas Maverick said: It is also hard on the back on other parts of the body being beaten and tossed around. TM I’ll bet! I have been in heavy seas on a ship and in boats. It’ll put a tweak in yer get-along, that’s for sure. 3 Quote
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