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{{Short description|Members of the United States Lifesaving Service}}

File:Surfman.jpeg, consisting of a pewter-toned life buoy crossed by two oars.]]

File:Surfman 02.jpg in winter uniform, c. 1909]]

Surfmen was the terminology used to describe members of the United States Lifesaving Service. It is also currently the highest qualification in the United States Coast Guard for small boat operations.{{cite news |url=https://www.marinij.com/2018/03/09/mill-valley-woman-earns-top-us-coast-guard-rank/ |title=Mill Valley woman earns top U.S. Coast Guard rank |author=Prado, Mark |date=March 9, 2018 |newspaper=Marin Independent Journal |accessdate=24 September 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2018/03/honor-respect-devotion-to-duty-bm1-krystyna-duffy-the-fourth-active-female-surfman/ |title=Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: BM1 Krystyna Duffy — the fourth active female surfman |author=Wilson, Sarah |date=March 30, 2018 |work=Coast Guard Compass |accessdate=24 September 2019}} Coast Guard Surfmen are rated to operate the 47-foot Motor Lifeboat in its most extreme operating conditions after undergoing training at the National Motor Lifeboat School.

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List of Surf Stations

The Surf Station designation is reserved for locations where wave conditions exceed {{convert|8|ft}} for 36 days or more per year.

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|+U.S. Coast Guard Surf Stations

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Station Barnegat Light

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| 5 || Delaware Bay

| Barnegat Light || New Jersey

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Station Bodega Bay

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| 11 || San Francisco

| Bodega Bay || California

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Station Cape Disappointment

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| 13 || Columbia River

| Ilwaco || Washington

| style="text-align:left;" | Home base for the National Motor Lifeboat School.

| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_cape_disappointment.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151550-343 |title=Station Cape Disappointment |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Chatham

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| 1 || Southeastern New England

| Chatham || Massachusetts

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Station Chetco River

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| 13 || North Bend

| Brookings || Oregon

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_chetco_river.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151550-593 |title=Station Chetco River |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Coos Bay

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| 13 || North Bend

| Charleston || Oregon

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_coos_bay.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151550-813 |title=Station Coos Bay |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Depoe Bay

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| 13 || North Bend

| Newport || Oregon

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_depoe_bay.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151551-157 |title=Station Depoe Bay |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Golden Gate

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| 11 || San Francisco

| Sausalito || California

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Station Grays Harbor

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| 13 || Columbia River

| Westport || Washington

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_grays_harbor.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151551-437 |title=Station Grays Harbor |date=June 4, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Hatteras Inlet

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| 5 || North Carolina

| Ocracoke Island || North Carolina

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| {{cite web |url=https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jul/04/2001772786/-1/-1/0/HATTERASINLET.PDF |title=Station Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina |date= |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Humboldt Bay

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| 11 || Humboldt Bay

| Humboldt Bay || California

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Station Merrimack River

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| 1 || Boston

| Newburyport || Massachusetts

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Station Morro Bay

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| 11 || Los Angeles / Long Beach

| Morro Bay || California

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Station Oregon Inlet

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| 5 || North Carolina

| Nags Head || North Carolina

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| {{cite web |url=https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jul/04/2001772839/-1/-1/0/OREGONINLET.PDF |title=Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina |date= |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Quillayute River

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| 13 || Puget Sound

| La Push || Washington

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_quillayute_river.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151552-687 |title=Station Quillayute River |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Siuslaw River

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| 13 || North Bend

| Florence || Oregon

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_siuslaw_river.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151553-343 |title=Station Siuslaw River |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Tillamook Bay

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| 13 || Columbia River

| Garibaldi || Oregon

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_tillamook_bay.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151553-657 |title=Station Tillamook Bay |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Umpqua River

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| 13 || North Bend

| Winchester Bay || Oregon

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_umpqua_river.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151553-970 |title=Station Umpqua River |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

Station Yaquina Bay

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| 13 || North Bend

| Newport || Oregon

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| {{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_yaquina_bay.pdf?ver=2017-06-15-151554-313 |title=Station Yaquina Bay |date=June 3, 2003 |publisher=U.S. Coast Guard |accessdate=24 September 2019}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050420130103/http://www.jacksjoint.com/becoming_a_surfman_in_1938.htm Becoming a Surfman in 1938]}}

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