Boat Patrols
We have a very active water-borne operations program. We conduct patrols in both motor boats and paddlecraft.
We perform many types of patrols, the following images show a range of them. They include regatta patrols, training with active duty Coast Guard, training with Coast Guard helicopters, etc.
From Alert 11
- New Ways to Serve: Paddles and Drones
Two Auxiliary programs the Northwest District is developing: AuxPad puts members in kayaks alongside paddlers, and drone pilots support Coast Guard units.
Summer on PatrolFlotilla 11's Boat Crew provided a safety presence for the Ski to Sea race and Bellingham's FIFA World Cup fan zone, and drilled man-overboard recovery.
- Personal Minimums: An Idea Worth Borrowing from Aviation
A proposal that boat crews borrow aviation's practice of personal minimums, writing an objective abort checklist in advance to back up GAR and the coxswain's judgment.
Auxiliary Escorts USCGC EagleDozens of Auxiliary boat crew members from Puget Sound flotillas, including Flotilla 11, escorted the USCGC Eagle into Seattle on July 9.
Boat Crew PatrolsFlotilla boat crews spent the summer verifying science buoy locations, running search patterns, supporting the WA360 race and joining the USCGC Eagle escort.
Sea to SkiManny Eusebio, Jeff Shaw and Moti Krauthamer crewed the flotilla’s safety patrol for the race, which went smoothly with no kayak leg rescues needed.