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markpierce · 06-08-2011, 07:44 AM

Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary says:
<ul>[*]A skipper is (1) the master of a ship, especially the master of a fishing, small trading, or pleasure boat or (2) the captain or first pilot of an airplane.[*]A captain is (1) the commander of a body of troops or of a military establishment, or a commander under a sovereign or general, or an officer in charge of a ship, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore or a rear admiral, or*a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major, or a distinguished military leader, or a leader of a side or team, or (2) a dominant figure.[/list]So, it would seem more appropriate that most of us*should be called a*"skipper" except for those who have delusions of grandeur who would prefer to be called "captain".

06-08-2011, 07:44 AM	#16
markpierce Master and Commander City: Vallejo CA Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6 Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 12,529	RE: Skipper or Captian? Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary says: <ul>[]A skipper* is (1) the master of a ship, especially the master of a fishing, small trading, or pleasure boat or (2) the captain or first pilot of an airplane.[]A captain* is (1) the commander of a body of troops or of a military establishment, or a commander under a sovereign or general, or an officer in charge of a ship, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore or a rear admiral, ora commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major, or a distinguished military leader, or a leader of a side or team, or (2) a dominant figure.[/list]So, it would seem more appropriate that most of usshould be called a*"skipper" except for those who have delusions of grandeur who would prefer to be called "captain".