Captain Marty Mead comes from a sea faring background. He is the son of Ray Mead, a decorated veteran of World War 2 and highest level US Merchant Marine Officer. Marty grew up on the Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula where he fished with his grandfather, the Great Vernon Gronemyre, and terrorized the docks of the Puget Sound in his 13ft Smoker Craft.

 Marty joined the US Merchant Marine at 18, and has spent the last 20 years sailing the world’s oceans from the Persian Gulf to the North Pacific Ocean. He has served on Military Sea-Lift Command vessels during the first gulf war. He’s fished and crabbed on vessels in the treacherous waters of the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and sailed ecco cruise ships along the Pacific Rim from Canada to the Caribbean Sea.

Marty Mead is not only a US Coast Guard licensed Captain, he is a US Coast Guard licensed Chief Engineer as well, which makes him a true Master Mariner.
 
"I have seen few of the world’s wonders and by no means have I settled. However, in all my travels I have never seen such beauty and tranquility as the San Juan’s have to offer.  I only wish I could bring all of my friends here to see what beauty means in the Pacific Northwest and the San Juan Islands."
-Capt. Marty Mead