The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-02
BY BOB
Staff Writer

- OodoG Il9fG
Reserve tlotilla No. IL in Whining.
ton was organized recently for the
purpose OF encouraging safety in
boat operations and relieving the
coast guard of the Norfolk district
of present heavy duties.
Membership in the organization
is strictly voluntary, has no mil.
ltary or naval obligations, and con.
slsts OF pleasure and Commercial
yacht owners in the Wilmington
section.
The flotilla has been called upon
to promote safety educational act.
ivities in navigation, engineering
and marine tactics. and assist the
coast guard in the handling of
approximately 200 calls daily, most
OF which could be avoided.
Captain T. G.. Crapster. is COM
mander and Lieutenant C. A
Anderson is director of the reserve
for the Norfolk district of the U. S.
coast guard. Officers of the Viii.
mington flotilla are: commander.
David S. Harriss: R. C. Cantwell,
II, vice-com1nander: and Henry
L. Taylor, Jr., junior commander.
The Wilmington flottilla at pre-
sent comprises the following boats,
names of their owners. and where
kept: Hoggie II, Commander Har.
rlss, Wilmington: Lightning, Vice
commander CantWell, Bank
Channel, Wrightsville Beach;
Queen Mary, Junior Commander
Taylor, Carolina Yacht club.
Bobbie B., Hargrove Bellamy,
Wrightsville Beach: Eight Bells
II. Bruce B. Cameron, Wilmington;
Lula. James K. Davis, Wilmington;
Silver Spray, Earl M. Goodwin, Will
niington, Adventurer. J. M. Gregg,
Jr., Wrightsville Sound: Wasp, Roy
l.. Hawkins, Wrightsville Sound:
Teal, A. E. Higgins. Wrightsville
Beach.
Queen Mary. James I. Nets,
Carolina Yacht club; Pirate, Will
liam H, Higgins. Wrightsville
Beach: Sea Gull II, Thomas E.
Murrell, Wilmington: Periwinkle,
Albert f. Perry. Wrightsville
Beach: Rosalyn II. w. E. Poole,
Wrightsville Beach: and Sea Hawk.
George B. Stovall, Wilmington.
The coast guard reserve was
authorized in the act of 1889 for
the purpose of promoting an inter-
est in safety to life at sea and upon
navigable waters, efficiency in the
operation of motorboats and
yachts. a wider knowledge of and
compliance with navigation rules,
laws. and regulations, and facil.
itating certain operations of the
coast guard.
The coast guard is authorized
to utilize in the conduct of duties
incident to the saving Of life and
property and in the patrol of ma
rine parades and regattas any mo.
torboat or yacht temporarily plac-
ed at its disposition for any of
these purposes by any member of
the reserve.
Motorboats and yachts will not
be assigned to coast guard duty
unless they are placed in charge
Of a commissioned officer, chief
warrant officer. warrant officer.
or petty officer of the coast guard,
during the assignment. They are
declared to be public vessels of
the United States during these as
signments.
Under the provisions of the Coast
Guard Act, a m%otorboat means
any documented or numbered YES
sci propelled by machinery, not
more than IS feet in length meas
ured from end to end over the
deck excluding sheer.
A yacht, under this. law, means
any documented or numbered YES
sci of the United States, used and
employed exclusively for pleasure.
over Is feet in length measured
from end to end excluding sheer.
A reserve vessel means any mo-
torboat or yacht owned by a re-
servist and duly recorded by him
in the reserve.
The U. S. coast guard reserve,
a voluntary organization of Ameri-
can citizens. who are oWners of