Captain Bill learned to sail in Long Island Sound and raced in regattas up and down the sound (Manhasset Bay, Larchmont, Stamford, Cold Spring Harbor etc) from 9 years old until the end of high school. During college he raced on larger sailboats and even has skippered three 12-meter America's Cup yachts - Columbia, Heritage and American Eagle. At one point he was crewing for Ted Turner on American Eagle. Also during college Captain Bill was the head sailing instructor of Sagamore Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program in Oyster Bay New York with a summer sailing program of up to 85 kids and 20 plus one design sailboats. During this time, he also competed in Block Island Race, the New York Yacht Club races and the Newport/Bermuda race. In 1996 Captain Bill re-entered yachting on a 50-foot Gulfstar Viking motor yacht which he took from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, WA and then cruised Puget Sound and the lower British Columbia Pacific Coast. In 2006 the owner ordered a new 66-foot Grand Alaskan motor yacht which Captain Bill captained for 38,000 miles from Canada down the entire USA, Mexico and Central America pacific west coast then through the Panama Canal and north to the Cayman Islands around Cuba and returning to the USA at Key West and them north all the way to Maine. Captain Bill has taken M/Y LEXINGTON from Key West to Maine and back up and down the USA east coast 6 times as well as numerous side trips to the Bahamas, he is also a licensed pilot and can fly seaplanes. Captain Bill is also PADI Certified Open Water Diver.

Devon’s passion for the ocean stemmed from an early love of wildlife conservation. He began a marine conservation internship in the Yucutan peninsula of Mexico. During his time here, exploring the beautiful reefs, Devon began his courses and graduated as a PADI Dive instructor, 9 months later. Following his adventures in Mexico, he took a job with Lahaina Divers in Maui. He spent the next few years as their lead dive instructor and repair technician. He taught and certified over 300 students in open water courses while maintaining the fleet of rental gear. During his time in Hawaii, he spent time working on sunset dinner cruises, whale watches, and snorkel tours. In 2018, he returned home to Texas, visited Fort Lauderdale and found himself drawn into the yachting world. His first position in the industry happened to be on LEXINGTON and he remained the first mate on board for 3 years. Here he obtained his USCG 100 ton license, and went on to captain another vessel for a Florida based family of fishing enthusiasts. Cruising 1000s of miles around the Bahamas, fishing and diving along the way, Devon reconnected with the LEXINGTON and is proud to be back as the rotational Captain. Devon is very familiar with the Bahamas and looks forward to taking your guests on the adventure of a lifetime!