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When I was young, I sailed mainly on the R-boats, but in the 1960s, I took up the role of director of the US Marine Corps. In the 1990s, I came to be known worldwide as the "Cannonball of the South". Facebook Twitter Pinterest I'm a bit of a pirate. Photograph: Alex Barra/Getty Images I was the co-captain at my first US Sailors' Day in 1995. When I visited the island of Palau, we were both the first Americans to visit, and, more importantly, that year, I was the first to visit the island. When I was a young man, the island of Palau had a reputation for being a safe place, but it was also a place where I was taught to sail and be a seamstress. I spent time in the seas as a child, studying as an aeronautical engineer and sailing from the coast. In my early teens, I took on the role of commander of the US Sailors' Day. In my early twenties, I went to sail school in Britain, where I took on the role of instructor for the Class of 1996. I found it difficult to get an instructor in the navy, as there were many sailors who had never been able to find a job. My instructor was the captain of a US Navy Cutter, which took over for the ship when the ship left the island. I worked from home throughout the year, and, as one of the few Sailors' Day attendees, the day's events were very important. The lessons that I learnt in the classroom were invaluable to me as a sailor, and to the American people. I was so impressed by the way the students from the class were treated by the authorities. I thought it was a fantastic example of the values of our country that we share together. "I was a bit of a pirate. I was the co-captain at my first US Sailors' Day in 1995." Facebook Twitter Pinterest I'm a bit of a pirate. Photograph: Alex