Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 08.13.2009
Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Pohlenz, a boatswain's mate assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Aspen, homeported in San Francisco, struggles as he competes in the chain fake competition of the West Coast aids to navigation olympics, Aug. 13. The 1 7/8 inch chain is 90 feet long and weighs approximately 2,000 pound....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 08.13.2009
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui competed in the West Coast aids to navigtion olympics, Aug. 13, here on the deck of the cutter Fir during the chain faking event. The aids to navigation olympics is an annual event in which land units and cutters along the West Coast receive training and compete against each other to test their seamanship and buoy-deck rigging skills....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 08.13.2009
Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Pohlenz, a boatswain's mate assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Aspen, homeported in San Francisco, struggles as he competes in the chain fake competition of the West Coast aids to navigation olympics, Aug. 13. The 1 7/8 inch chain is 90 feet long and weighs approximately 2,000 pound....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 08.13.2009
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Fir, homeported in Astoria, Ore., competes in the West Coast Aids to Navigation Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 13, on the deck of the cutter Fir during the chain faking event. The ATON Olympics is an annual event in which land units and cutters along the West Coast receive training and compete against each other to test their seamanship and buoy-deck rigging skills....
