Captain Luke!!

After an immensely maddening experience of navigating through the dire straits of federal bureacracy (ie, United States Coast Guard), I've finally managed to right the ship, pump the bilge, and sail away with my Captain's license in hand! That's right, I'm a Captain! The powers that be have decided that I am fit to drive a vessel not greater than 100 tonnes (think: in the 100ft range). Thus, this very weekend I am scheduled to skipper not one but two of the dive boats that I have crewed on for some time now. I'll admit to being a bit nervous (especially if the bloody wind starts blowing from the south), but in the end I'm sure that a) I'll do just fine or, b) I'll break something and force my employers to cash in on their well-stocked insurance. Either way, my goal (as always) is to make sure that nobody dies. Wish me luck!