Scott Vernon wrote:
What's wrong with ''skipper''?

Scotty


He never did like the character on Gilligan's Island

"Shen44" wrote in message
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Joe,

One final thought, not designed as "bait".
From 1988 - 1992, I sailed as Master aboard tankers ranging from
50,000 tn to 90,000 tn.
The term/title, Master Mariner, had meaning to me and those I sailed
with and I was damned proud to think that after all those years,
sailing in various positions, including Master of limited tonnage
vessels, I was finally able to apply and use the term/title after my
name.
Needless to say, I do not take the usage of the terms/titles Captain
or Master Mariner lightly (Gawd help the idjiot that calls me
"Skipper"), for I worked for many years to get to a point where I
would allow MYSELF to think of myself as a Captain or Master Mariner.

Shen