U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - Flotilla 41

Flotilla 41 Meetings start at 1900 2nd Wed. of each month Port Ludlow Fire Station 7650 Oak Bay Road

Flotilla Commander FC Joe Langjahr Public Education FSO-PE Dan Johnston Vessel Safety Checks FSO-VE Dick Moore

On Patrol On the Water Academy On the Water Academy USCG with carrier Patrol in Fog. Bow Watch.    trouble CGX to the rescue Repairing Tala Point Light derelict vessel Operation Trash Compactor 2006 Kayak Symposium Water Leak Trailer Dave fixing leak can we talk? Paddle craft operators on environmental patrol Paddle craft operators on environmental patrol

The Port Ludlow Coast Guard Auxiliary works quietly and sometimes doesn't get much press because we are an action group; over 8,000 hours were spent volunteering last year.

Last year the individuals in Flotilla 41 accomplished:

• The training of nearly 500 students, from the second to seventh grades, in water safety -- 12 kids at a time -- one or two instructors to a group.
• Nearly 150 Vessel Safety checks for our local boaters
• Over 153 days on the water in boats and kayaks doing Marine Safety Patrols
• Numerous separate class sessions in Public Education from "Basic Boating" to "Advanced Navigation" to "Using the GPS".
• Visits to marine dealers in our area with safe-boating information
• Beach clean-up of Port Ludlow area.
• Participation in Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival and Brinnon Shrimp Fest.
• Established and manned an ongoing communications center located at the Port Ludlow Fire Station.

Membership in the Coast Guard Auxiliary is open to any citizen of the United States and its territories and possessions, who is 17 years of age or older. Facility (radio station, boat or aircraft) ownership and special skills are desirable but not mandatory. Interested? — contact us