Your Captains

Your Aventure Onboard the Movin’on Will Be Steady As She Goes.

The Movin’on  is Captained by one the most experienced sailors on these waters you will ever find.

Captain Robert (Rob) Putnam, owner of the Movin’on, is the Captain of the Elizabeth II for the last 12 years.  Growing up on these waters for 40 years, he comes from a long family line of waterman and commercial fisherman. He’s sailed most of the sounds and connecting rivers of Eastern North Carolina as well as Virgina and Maryland. Capt. Rob has also sailed on other historical vessels including the Susan Constant of Jamestown Virginia, and The Maryland Dove of St. Mary’s City Maryland.

With generations of family from the Outer Banks including lighthouse keepers and onlookers of the Wright brothers first flight, Capt Rob is an all around waterman, surfer, sailor, father and husband. You can rest assured your cruise will be a breeze with Capt. Rob at the helm.

Captain Bill Mathus has been sailing for more 55 years. He is a graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy where he sailed aboard America’s Tall Ship, the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle. Bill served in the Coast Guard for 30 years. He has sailed from Boston to the Florida Keys on sailboats, and in San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound. He has crossed the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans multiple times aboard Coast Guard and Navy ships. Bill holds a 100 Ton Master’s License with Sailing and Towing Endorsements and has been sailing aboard Movin’ On since 2017.