Jimmy’s sister visited the sunken remains of her grandfather’s schooner, the Chiquimula: Lucy Buffett pays visit to shipwreck
"It’s all legend in our family," said Buffett, whose brother is singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, known for his accounts of islands, ships and seafarers. "My dad learned to walk on the deck of his father’s ship."
"He was very much a gentleman," Lucy Buffett said of the captain. "He was stern. He was a master."
Captain Buffett, a master mariner respected along the Gulf Coast and known as "Foo Foo" to his grandchildren, had a hard time staying on dry land, often leaving for the open waters for years at a time, Lucy Buffett said.