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CAPCA's 2010 Board of Directors...
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Ken Binnix
CAPCA President, USCG 50GT Masters
I am a native of Maryland and spent a good portion of my life boating on the Chesapeake Bay. As a youngster, most of my experience
was on power boats – fishing and crabbing in the Drum Point and Solomon’s Island area. Later in life I took a liking to sailing
and began crewing for Bay Racing without giving up the power boat interests.
In 2000 I obtained by USCG Masters 50 Ton Inland License and began working part time operating water taxis’ as a relief captain, providing
instruction to new boat owners, and performing qualification evaluations for bare boat charter companies. The inner action with the boating
public appeals to me and is something I always find enjoyable.
Within a few months of obtaining my license, I joined CAPCA. Between 2000 and 2004 I served as Program/Speaker Coordinator, the
Telephone Monitor, and Vice President. These leadership positions were very worthwhile and have been fun because of the tasks and the
members of this professional association.
I have lived in Annapolis for over 30 years and married for 42 years. My wife, Carol, and I have three sons. Each is married, live
in the Annapolis – Baltimore area. From them we have ten grandchildren. I continue to work full time in the environmental business
for the disposal of solid waste in Maryland and for the processing of wastewater for reuse Worldwide.
Besides serving as President of CAPCA, I am Chairman of the Maryland – Delaware Solid Waste Association and serve on the Executive
Committee for the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Being a part of the maritime community has always been an important part of my
life. Serving as President of CAPCA is a great honor.
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Kenneth Appleton
CAPCA Vice President, USCG 50GT Masters
Raised in a sailing family I had my License to operate passenger vessels of not more than 10 Tons by the time I was 19. I used it
while teaching sailing and eventually running the launch service for a small Yacht Club on Long Island Sound. After College I joined
the U.S. Coast Guard to satisfy my service obligations and found I loved it. I started my career in Boating Safety and finished my
career as a Captain and Chief of the Coast Guard’s Contingency planning Division in charge of Crisis and War planning. In a time of
downsizing, as the Viet Nam War wound down, I never got the chance to go to sea.
I have raced and cruised on sailboats all my life and once retired have been able to cruise in some exotic locations. Most recently
in the Svalbard Islands well above the artic circle above Norway. I earned my 50-ton Masters License with sail endorsement in 2006 as
a means to furthering my education. Although I do not plan to use my license commercially I find it a "ticket" to maintain proficiency
through organizations such as CAPCA and attracting invitations in longer delivery trips from time to time. My wife and I tend to travel
a good deal so I may miss a number of CAPCA meetings. We have one grown daughter. |
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Captain Bob Larsen
Assistant Vice President, USCG 50GT
I am originally from upstate New York and started boating as a teen on the Hudson River around Kingston, New York. I moved to this area in
1976 and have enjoyed boating on the Chesapeake Bay ever since.
In 1967, after graduating form Adelphi University, I enlisted in the Navy. I served as a Radioman Second Class, first on shore duty in Cutler,
Maine and then on a destroyer escort based in Newport, Rhode Island. After my enlistment was up, I went to graduate school at Albany State,
received an M. S. degree in Accounting, and moved to Washington, DC. to start my career as a Federal auditor. My career took me to the West Coast
where I lived in Huntington Beach and Long Beach, CA and Seattle, WA. I moved back to the DC. area in 1990.
After leaving the federal government in1996 with an early-out retirement, I started a yacht delivery business. After my second child was born,
I decided to stay closer to home and worked as a water taxi captain, first for Chesapeake Harbor Marina and later for Ed Kane’s Water Taxi in
Baltimore. I hold a 50 ton Masters license with auxiliary sail and assisted towing endorsements.
I joined CAPCA in November 1997 and became Membership Chairman in 2002. This is my third year as Assistant Vice President.
Currently, I work part-time for a financial consulting firm in Columbia, MD. I live in Severna Park with my wife Kathy, daughter Julianna,
and son, Eric. We enjoy the Bay now on our 35 O’Day sailboat.
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Carl Bart
CAPCA Treasurer, USCG 50GT Masters
I was born in Baltimore and have spent most of my life here. In the late 60’s I spent time in an army intelligence unit with much of the time in SE Asia. Fortunately or unfortunately I am the main character in two books written by Paul Betit which are based on the investigations of murders that occurred in Vietnam and North Africa on secret military bases. Of course they are both fiction!!!!!!!!!
I have worked as a Police Officer in Baltimore and in Baltimore County and for the Police and Correctional Training Commissions for over 30 years. I have conducted training for police and correctional officers and emergency responders at every level including Counter-terrorism and Weapons of Mass destruction. I recently retired as the Facility Manager at the Public Safety Training Center in Sykesville, Maryland. I currently work for Harbor Boating in Baltimore.
I live in Pasadena, Maryland with my wife of over 30 years. Judy and I have two grown children.
I am looking forward to serving as Treasurer, getting to know and working with all the CAPCA members. |
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Bill Harrison
CAPCA Secretary, USCG 50GT Masters
William S. Harrison is a retired U S Navy Captain. He started sailing through the shallow spots of the South River in high school in the mid fifties, and joined the Navy and started out as an aircraft mechanic. Along the way, He earned his FAA commercial pilot’s license, but found that boating is just more fun. He has been a licensed master for 24 years.
He has sailed in New England, The New Your Barge Canals, The Chesapeake Bay, The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to Florida The Bahamas, the Virgin Islands and participated in the Annapolis to Bermuda Race.
Bill is a former President of CAPCA, and has taught sailing at the U S Naval Academy and other sailing associations.
Bill is fully retired and lives in Edgewater where he keeps his sailboat. He is a member of the Eastport yacht Club, The Naval Academy Sailing Squadron and the Fleet Reserve Association. His son Sandy is a CAPCA member as well. |
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Priscilla Travis
CAPCA Programs Director, USCG 100GT Masters
In 1977 I first visited Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay area, and thought it would be a great place to live. It took a while, but in 2003 I moved to Chester and became a new Kent Islander. Over 38 years my career led me into television producing and directing, a number of theatrical stage directing activities and a long stint as a university professor in the Communication, Broadcasting and Theatre fields. University teaching allowed for three month summer vacations and in 1978, on my first boat, a 33’ Dutch-built steel sloop, I began nine seasons of summer cruising that covered east coast waters from Nyack, NY to Maine and Nova Scotia, with a Bermuda trip one summer and a 14 month full-time, round trip cruise from Nyack to Nova Scotia to the Bahamas. I earned my first USCG license in 1985, so I could get involved professionally on a part-time basis in teaching on the water and doing yacht deliveries.
In 1988 I commissioned the build of a new yacht, a 42-foot, Ted Brewer custom-designed steel and aluminum cutter that was fully commissioned in May of 1990. Preferring cooler summer climates I took Nomad from Norfolk, VA to Nova Scotia and based her in the Bras d’Or Lakes, which provides easy access the wonderful summer cruising areas of Newfoundland, Labrador, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the Bras d’Or Lakes themselves. Biting the bullet and retiring early offered the chance to expand cruising grounds, so in 2003, with three friends, we sailed from Newfoundland to Ireland. Since then I spend summers in the waters of Scotland, Ireland, England and northern Norway. In 2007-2008 I circumnavigated the entire British Isles, from the Clyde to Shetland to the Channel Islands and back to the Clyde, most of it single-handed – a wonderful trip.
I look forward to serving as the Programs Director and hope CAPCA members will communicate suggestions for guests you would like to hear speak at our meetings. Continuing high-quality programs is important to achieving CAPCA’s commitment to serving the professional needs and varied interests and of our members.
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Bill Washington
CAPCA Employment Opportunity Program, USCG 100GT Masters
I’m originally from New York City and learned how to sail as a teenager spending my summers in Sag Harbor, NY. I moved to the DC area in 1970 and have been on the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay ever since.
After serving in the Army from 1967 to 1970, I landed here and had various jobs ranging from the Federal Government, private industry and District Government from which I retired in 2001. All involved the graphic arts in one form or another and ultimately computer graphics and the web. I also met my wife here in 1970 and we’ve been together ever since, with 2 kids and 3 grandkids
I received my initial license over 15 years ago and have owned three boats of my own, including a commercial assistance tow boat which I operated on the Potomac River during the early 90’s. While working for and after retiring from the DC Government, I operated a number of tour boats, charter yachts (both motor and sail) and private yachts on the Potomac. I also created a website called Black Mariners which gives a history of African-Americans on the oceans and waterways. It is still a work-in-progress (http://www.blackmariners.com). I was fortunate to sail as Second Mate aboard the Half Moon (a square-rigger) on the Hudson River in 2005. This was a nine day trip from Verplanck, NY to Albany. We had 11 middle school kids, 3 teachers and a crew of 8. Did I mention there was only one head and no showers? Great trip!
Currently, I run the Motor Yacht Pelican as Ship’s Master out of National Harbor, MD. The Pelican is a Bluewater Yacht owned by Fort Washington Potomac River Tours, LLC. We do everything from birthdays, weddings and anniversaries to corporate outings. I’m a certified wedding officiant so I can perform the ceremonies as well. In addition, I handle all the collateral material for the company (brochures, business cards, videos, commercials, etc.) and assist in the marketing.
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John Wesley Nash
CAPCA Continuing Education Director & Webmaster, USCG 50GT Masters
John inherited his love for all things nautical from his father while growing up on the Chesapeake Bay. Today he lives on the South
River, cruising and fishing the Bay with his wife Kathy on their Tiara 3500-Open. He holds a 50-Ton Masters License with Assistance
Towing endorsement.
When not on the water, John is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Communications Engineering, Inc. (CEI) of
Newington, VA. CEI is an internationally known Systems Engineering and Implementation Company, providing Broadcast System Design and
Integration Services to Television Networks worldwide. John has more than thirty-five years of experience in the broadcasting industry,
having held a wide range of management and technical positions. His current responsibilities include corporate planning, project
management, new technology investigation and implementation, vendor relations, and workforce management.
John is a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Audio Engineering Society, and The National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences. Over the past two years, he served as CAPCA’s Vice President and Web Support Specialist. Now as Continuing Education Director & Webmaster, he values the
opportunity to serve CAPCA’s membership and assist in the association’s growth as an outstanding professional maritime organization. |
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