UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY UNOFFICIAL NEWSLETTER
16 AUG 02
OFFSHORE POWERBOAT RACE
Story by Jim Picciano FL-67
(Images by
Cliff Forrest, Jim Picciano, and Greg Porteus)
On
15AUG02, Launch 5 with Coxswains Jim Picciano and Greg Porteus, traveled, with
Crew Cliff Forrest, to Coast Guard Station Manasquan in Pt. Pleasant NJ. to
assist with the offshore power boat race on 16AUG02.
This sharing of Flotilla 67 crew and facility from USCG Aux District
1(SR)with Division 16, 5th Northern District became possible through Chief Of
Station Manasquan, Chief Viveiros and PO Carlino, on the gold side, coordinating
with Patty Witham and SO/OP-16 Tom Egizi from the Auxiliary .
After a
4hr.journey, we were greeted by Chief Viveiros and PO Carlino, along with Senior
Chief Brian Pretty. We were given dock space and received a tremendously warm
welcome by all. Friday morning we were invited to breakfast at the station at
0800 and then had a Coxswain race briefing at 0930.
At 1030 Coxswains Picciano, Porteus and Crewman Forrest, along with Senior
Chief Pretty took Launch 5 underway. Launch 5's job was to control spectator
boat traffic outside the inlet and to help close the inlet for the start of the
race. To say the least, every aboard Launch 5 was honored to have Senior Chief
Pretty with us. It was a great day and experience for us.
We thank everyone at Station Manasquan for the opportunity to be of assistance and look forward to working there again soon.
For more detailed information about Launch 5, her history, restoration, and crew, go to www.Launch5.com
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