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Guerrilla Marketing for the Coast Guard Auxiliary Using auxnorthwest.com
Here are some simple low cost ways to get EVERYONE in the Coast Guard Auxiliary involved in building the Auxiliary. District 13 will be implementing in 2011 the goal of making everything the Auxiliary in the Northwest hands out an … Continue reading
Great Windstorms of the Pacific Northwest with Cliff Mass
Video of the May 4, 2010 presentation of The Great Windstorms of the Pacific Northwest by Cliff Mass gave at the Science Café of the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Cliff Mass Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of … Continue reading
Washington State Boaters Licensing
A common misconception is that Washington State requires recreational boaters to have a license. This is not accurate, what is required is that boaters have successfully taken an approved Boaters Education Class and gotten a Washington State Boaters Education Card. … Continue reading
Guerrilla Marketing Ideas for the Coast Guard Auxiliary – Pt 2
Here are some simple low cost Guerrilla Marketing ideas to get everyone in your Flotilla involved in marketing the Coast Guard Auxiliary. We need to get everyone in the Auxiliary involved in Marketing. Public Affairs and Marketing the Auxiliary should … Continue reading
The New Look!
Regular visitors will notice that the look of Captnmike has changed. I have changed hosts but the content is the same. This will allow me to spend more time on producing new content and allow me to offer some new … Continue reading
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Puget Sound Ferry, Tanker and Navy Ships Security Zones
Puget Sound has a large amount of vessel traffic and has very specific safety zones around whales and many types of ships. All mariners need to understand and observe the safety zones. Washington State Ferries and other Passenger Carrying Vessels: … Continue reading
Boating Safety Tips, Tricks & Thoughts from Captnmike 