Patrols & Operations
Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 11 on the water: safety patrols, regatta and marine event patrols, and operational support for Station Bellingham.
- 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.
- 2024 Flotilla Hours
A summary by mission code of the 2,691 hours and 457 activity instances Flotilla 11 performed for the Coast Guard in 2024.
OperationsFlotilla boat crews trained with Skagit County agencies on July 27, and three members completed boat crew qualification check rides with Station Bellingham.
Ski to Sea RaceThe flotilla provided a safety patrol for the kayak leg of the Ski to Sea race in Whatcom County on May 26.
- Operations
The flotilla continues to run patrols and train new crew and coxswains, with several patrols planned in the coming weeks.
- Operations
The flotilla continues to run patrols and train new crew and coxswains, with several patrols planned for spring 2024.
OperationsThree Flotilla 11 members completed their check ride with Coast Guard Station Bellingham, as reported in Alert 11, the flotilla newsletter, November 2023.
Flotilla AccomplishmentsFlotilla 11's 2023 year-to-date results in public education, vessel safety checks, patrols (including a hypothermic kayaker rescue), and other member and unit activities.