Chick
(Crew)

"My name is Carmine, but people who know me, call me Chick. It's a nick name that my folks gave me when I was just a child and it has stuck throughout the years. I've lived my entire life in the State of Connecticut and have always been fortunate enough to live near the sea which partially explains why the sea (and water, in general) is in my blood. Growing up, I spent my summers at our family's cottage on a lake. My wife, Sue, and I have been married for 34 years. We have two beautiful daughters; a fine son-in-law; and two sweet, full of life granddaughters (who also love the water and Block Island.☺)

I've worked at General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation for over 34 years. EB is the country's finest manufacturer of submarines for the U.S. Navy and I'm proud to be a part of it.

Michael, CAPTIVA's owner and skipper, and I have been the best of friends since high school. I've been sailing with Michael and his family for over 30 years. Most of the sailing has been in New England waters from Connecticut to Maine and numerous places in between, including Block Island, Cutty Hunk, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Boston, Marblehead, Salem, Mount Desert Island, and others. Sue and I, Michael, Sara, and their family (Ben and Larissa) also spent a great and memorable time sailing in the British Virgin Islands.

The big trip this year is the Caribbean 1500 from Portsmouth, VA to Tortola in the BVI. We've been planning for the trip, readying the boat, taking classes and training, and attending seminars for quite some time now to be ready to have the safest and most enjoyable trip the sea and weather will allow us to have. I'm happy with the boat and crew and I'm really looking forward to this offshore passage making trip"