Meet the Captains and Crew

Captain Alan has fished the waters off the New Jersey Coast his entire life. He loved it so much he started working on boats when he was only 11 years old. One could say he was born for this. He earned his captain’s license when he was just 19 years old and has been safely running boats ever since. All of the legacy of the Miss Belmar has taught Alan how to operate his boat in a professional and safe manner and how to furnish his vessel for maximum comfort for his passengers. With 40 years experience, very few can match the expertise that Captain Alan has in running charters and navigating the coastal waters off the New Jersey Shore.

With a friendly and courteous crew, the Miss Belmar Princess gives you a memorable fishing experience so that you keep coming back again & again.

Captain Rich has been working on boats his whole life. He started out as a deckhand and quickly learned he has mechanical skills as well. There is very little on a boat that Rich cannot fix. Rich worked on land for 37 years with a NJ gas company but is now retired and working full time on the boats again. Captain Rich is one of our most versatile crew members, whether it’s running the deck or running the boat, Rich can do it all!

Bobby grew up on the Jersey Shore and has been a licensed Master Captain since 1990. His love for the ocean started at a very early age spearfishing and fishing around the local Shark River inlet. This lead to him becoming a Master Scuba diver as well and has spent as much time under the water as above it. His knowledge of the sea is second to none.

Trisha heads up the naturalist/education  department for Miss Belmar.  She holds a master’s degree in Conservation Biology from Columbia University and is the founder of Save Our Whales Now.org which is  an educational  program about whales and why it’s important to protect them.  Trisha also collects and contributes data from our trips to the NYC Humpback  Whale Catalog.

She is passionate about dolphins and whales and loves to share her knowledge about them with our guests.  Trisha knows that if people fall in love with the ocean and marine life in it, they will be more inclined to protect it.  She finds great joy in spreading the love for whales and dolphins knowing this is one way to protect them into the future.