Meet our Wacky Ride the Ducks' Captains!
Do you worry about your mental health? Has someone in your family tried to have you committed? If so, meet a bunch of people just like you! Meet our Wacky Ride the Ducks Captains! They'll be QUACKing you up all around the city! Hey, if you're this crazy and you've got some boating experience, we might just give YOU a job! Give us a call!
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Captain Basquin De Sun
Captain Basquin De Sun can fix anything, particularly if the “anything” is located someplace warm and sunny. Captain De Sun knows all the secret crabbing spots in Puget Sound, and always observes the legal limit. His favorite seafood spot for dinner: “I hear the Seattle Aquarium has fabulous sushi!”
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Captain Beau Dayshush
Captain Beau Dayshush says Seattle is the best place he ever lived, although he does like to vacation in Jamaica, mon. He also says “Go Navy, Beat Army!” His favorite sport is Duck Duck Goose, and every night he hopes to wake up in the morning. Captain Beau is secretly a combat helicopter pilot, but his real ambition is to have his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Captain Bob La Blah
Captain Bob La Blah has been in the “transportation business” for over 30 years. He loves the water, particularly in Seattle and on the Oregon Coast, and has a secret craving for, uh, deep-fried hot dogs. Bob is an active member of The Last Resort Fire Department of Seattle, a former Seafair Pirate, and a fan of anything that lets him climb on vehicles and make a lot of noise, which makes Duck captaining a logical career choice. His secret ambition: to find Bigfoot!
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Captain Brock Lavah
Captain Brock Lavah is the sweetest guy in the fleet. He loves anything athletic. A former lifeguard at Green Lake, he likes to swim, row, and cycle; he has completed 7 marathons and 3 triathlons. Captain Brock is also an actor, and appeared in the very first Starbucks commercial in Seattle. Although he grew up in Seattle, he has also lived in Barbados and Los Angeles. His favorite food – spanakopita, of course!
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Captain Chip Ahoy
Captain Chip Ahoy loves sports and going out on his boat. He is not a big fan of vegetables and fruit, and does not believe they should be on pizza. Captain Chip has lived in Seattle all his life, but has traveled all over the world, and especially liked Australia, New Zealand, and Boston. If he couldn’t live in Seattle he’d live in Boston. His two favorite baseball teams are the Red Sox and whoever is playing the Yankees. His secret desire is to be The Admiral. Of anything.
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Captain Claire Buoyant
Originally from Texas, Captain Claire has a degree in Mathematics Education, which qualifies her perfectly to be a Duck captain. She has also Captained for our friends at Boston Duck Tours, and is pretty happy about all of that, except when the Red Sox play the Rangers. Can you say “stress management?” Her secret talent is that she’s a trick motorcycle rider. The trick? Not falling down.
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Captain Clem Chowder
Captain Clem Chowder is not only an amazing Duck captain, he is also a fabulous singer. And not only can he sing, he is an expert synchronized swimmer. Captain Clem hails from beautiful Covington, WA, where he is the mayor. His secret ambition: to fire Donald Trump!
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Captain Dan Tennille
WDC (Wacky Duck Captain) seeks FLP (fun loving passengers). You must enjoy funny hats, puns, 80’s music and long bus rides. Likes: sea planes, public art, crossword puzzles. Dislikes: sea weed, public restrooms, crossed arms. Tired of shopping around for a Duck captain? Ride with me, Captain Dan Tennille. Love will keep us together.
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Captain Davey Quackett
Captain Davey Quackett is King of the Wet Frontier. Captain Davey feels the Need for Speed – he is a former racecar driver and professional skateboarder. He is a safe and courteous Duck captain however, which may have something to do with neither of the previously-mentioned vehicles weighing 20,000 pounds. Captain Davey is at home on salt water, and hopes to someday land a world record salmon.
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Captain David Buoy
Captain David Buoy is a Seattle native and a former crab fisherman. He formerly lived in Santa Cruz where he surfed every day. In the ocean. He misses it so much that he now rides a custom moped with a skateboard for a seat. In his spare time, Captain David likes to go duck hunting. He also loves tortilla chips.
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Captain Dewie Clapnow
Captain Dewie Clapnow is a former helicopter pilot, and in fact is working on inventing a new kind of Duck that is also part submarine and part jet plane. When complete, he plans a test flight around Mt. Rainier. Captain Dewie loves Ivars’ 4-piece fish & chips and thumb wrestling. When not being a Wacky Captain, he can be found vacationing in the San Juan Islands, where he practices his hobby of tying knots at the speed of light.
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Captain Frank Lee
Captain Frank Lee is a very honest guy. He lives on a boat - but the captain doesn’t know it yet. Captain Frank Likes boating, hiking, and hanging out with people. He also likes to crochet, but only on Saturdays. Seattle is his second-favorite place, after St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Formerly a computer engineer, he found it not challenging enough and so became a Duck captain. His secret ambition is to find the Lost City of Atlantis.
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Captain John Zawacko
Captain John Zawacko is a jack of all trades and master of one – Wacky Captain! His favorite place he’s ever lived – after Seattle of course – is Pupukeo on Oahu’s North Shore. He generally loves the sea, particularly the warm tropical part. In other words, anywhere the bananas grow. He won’t reveal his favorite vacation spot, and will only refer to it as “St. Somewhere.” A lot of people don’t know that Capt. John is an expert at making lemonade from lemons.
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Captain Ken Guru
Capt. Ken Guru is from New York. You got a problem with that? You talkin’ to me? Well, I’m the only one here. You talkin’ to me?
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Captain Lou Scannon
Don’t let the slender frame and sweet smile fool you - Capt. Lou Scannon is an Iron Man! That’s right, the only triathlete among Duck Captains. Although we’re not sure where he got his boating skills in his home state of Indiana. By the way, Capt. Lou rides his bike to work every day. Oh, yeah, a lot of people in Seattle ride bikes to work. But from Ft. Wayne?
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Captain Lou Segusi
Captain Lou Segusi lives dangerously – he is a Denver Bronco fan in Seattle! But Captain Lou is passionate about Seattle – ask him anything! He loves boating – are you sensing a theme here? Captain Lou also coaches baseball, and is a great cook. All in all – as well-rounded as any Duck Captain could possibly be.
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Captain Noah Lott
Captain Noah Lott was once towed on water skis by a Duck along 4th Avenue in downtown Seattle. True story! He loves sports, particularly the ones that have cheerleaders. You might recognize Captain Noah’s face from TV and his voice from radio in Seattle – see if you can guess where. Although he is now a solid citizen, he once lived in a van down by the river, and loves any food that can be found on the bottom shelf of any aisle of the supermarket.
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Captain Oliver DeRhode
Captain Oliver DeRhode loves living in Seattle, mostly because it has a lot of water - certainly more than his home town of Phoenix. In his off hours, he enjoys playing darts and billiards and other games with pointy things. His favorite restaurant is “any buffet in Vegas.” Favorite joke: “What’s a pirate’s favorite letter of the alphabet? Arrrrr? No, it’s the “C!”
Arrggh.
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Captain Owen Money
You can tell from his name that Captain Owen Money is a really hard worker. He has limitless energy, which he attributes to his diet of peanut M&Ms and Vitamin Water. Captain Owen was a boat captain before he was a Duck Captain, and so the ocean is his real home. When not Captaining a Duck, he can be found coaching youth football. No, seriously.
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Captain Justin Credible
Captain Justin Credible gave up a promising career as a golf pro on a cruise ship in the Caribbean to Captain a Duck in Seattle. Hmmm. He has golfed in Scotland and Ireland, lived by the beach in San Diego, and, like all members of the Credible family, loves pizza. Captain Justin has many hidden skills, but will not reveal them so that they remain hidden. His life’s ambition is to decode the human genome – as soon as he finishes cleaning out the garage.
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Captain Mike Apton
Captain Mike formerly worked for a high-speed catamaran, which means he is still on the water but going a-a-a-l-l-l-o-t-t-t s-l-o-w-e-r. When not driving a Duck, Mike likes to head for sunny Southern California. If you go there, and it’s raining, he brought it with him. Just saying. Captain Mike has a background in stand-up comedy, which he now does sitting down.
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Captain Phlip Dover
Captain Phlip Dover loves being a Duck captain. Wouldn’t you? It’s easy to spot him – he’s the captain in the antique leather flying helmet and goggles. Contact! Captain Phlip likes to restore antique cars, particularly English ones. He’s a pretty fair cook – or so he says. But his favorite food is popcorn popped on his huge ol’ theater popcorn machine!
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Captain Rik O'Shay
Captain Rik O’Shay is a good ol’ cowpoke from Wedgewood. That mullet – it’s a wig. Shhh. Don’t let on that you know. Captain Rik hopes someday to be as smart as Dr. Phil and as Rich as Oprah. It might not be obvious, but Captain Rik is Fabio’s stand-in, and is the ping pong champion of Seattle.
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Captain Rob R. Ducky
When not piloting a Duck around Seattle, Captain Rob R. Ducky can be found traveling around the world. His favorite places – anywhere by the sea. See? His favorite places include San Diego, CA and Costa Rica. His dream is to be a writer for Jay Leno. And what a lot of people don’t know about Captain Rob is that he can type really fast!
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Captain Rowan D. Boat
Captain Rowan D. Boat is an experienced sailor and has his own sailboat! He also likes juggling and counting baby ducks and is a big history buff. He is a native New Yorker but is now considers himself a real Seattleite. Except that he still says “cawfee.” In his free time he enjoys fishing – recently he caught a king salmon for $7.99 a pound.
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Captain Squidd Roe
Captain Squidd Roe thinks the planet Earth is the best place he has ever lived, particularly the U.S. Pacific Northwest part. In his previous life, Captain Squidd was a cubicle dwelling code monkey. Not many people know that Captain Squidd Roe has a hidden skill. In fact, it is so hidden even he hasn't found it yet. His ambition - to find proof that aliens, ghosts and Bigfoot exist right here in Seattle.
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Captain Tuck N. Roll
Captain Tuck N. Roll loves boats. He lives on a boat. He works on a boat. His ideal vacation is being on a sailboat, going downwind, both ways, and he's Seattle's underwater jumping-jack champ. Captain Tuck loves being a Duck captain, especially since he doesn't have to wear a gorilla suit like he did in his last job. Captain Tuck N. Roll also idolizes Captain Rik O'Shay. His secret ambition is to be just like Captain Rik O'Shay. His favorite food is chocolate - just like Captain Rik O'Shay.
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Captain Turner Luce
Captain Turner Luce can often be found at the County Fair, where he enjoys any food that is deep fried. Previously to becoming a Wacky Captain, he worked poking holes in Twinkies for the filling. Captain Turner loves any place on the water, be it Grand Cayman, Lake Roosevelt, or Las Vegas. He hopes to someday pilot a Duck to Alaska. Captain Turner lives on the 47th floor of a 46 story building.
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