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Meet the Crew!

Your hosts for your Classic Sailing Adventure are Captain Helmut Hawkins and his wife, Carol Cave.

Captain Hawkins is an experienced mariner, having sailed for over thirty years. He holds a United States Coast Guard Master's license.

Prior to buying the Patricia Divine, Captain Hawkins served as Captain of the tall ship Gazella out of Philadelphia, of the tall ship Alexandria, and of the 120-foot sternwheeler Cherry Blossom.

He is a member of the Potomac River Pilots Association, was a longtime member of the Board of Directors of the American Sail Training Association, and served as a Director of the Alexandria Seaport Foundation.

Captain Hawkins and Carol Cave reside in Annapolis with their three children.