Capt. Roy.
Founder · Bluewater Mary · Long-range tuna
Roy started Tide Mark in 2009 with a single 38-footer he ran out of his uncle's slip. Sixteen years later he's still running the boats — though now from the bridge of the Mary, where he runs the tuna trips that built the company's reputation. Roy doesn't fish weekends he doesn't book; if you see his name on the calendar, the trip is going.
He's been recognized by the National Marine Fisheries Service for his catch-and-release billfish program and serves on the NC Marine Resources Commission as the charter-fleet representative.
What he's known for
Reading temperature breaks at distance — Roy's hit the Big Rock with eyes-on-the-chart navigation more often than the spread of the boats around him. If you want a swordfish at midnight, he's the captain.
