I'm a commercial skipper on large yachts, and even though I have paid crew and passengers aboard, nothing makes me cringe more than when someone calls me by the C word. My first name, Skipper or just Skip are fine. Captain, no way. Not even if they're paying to be aboard and they really really want to
So what do you do on a sunset evening around the Captains table? Ask your guests to call it the Skips table? from whence the food has come from
Definition of Skipper
the master or captain of a vessel, esp. of a small trading or fishing vessel.
So size of your equiptment means everything
You tell the girlfriend if your equiptment is large your a Captain if its small your a Skipper (planes and boats only of course )
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