Eugene Reynolds

Gene has been a professional helicopter pilot and mariner for over 20 years. His love of all things aviation and nautical has taken him around the world as sky and sea captain. Born in Texas, and raised in North Carolina, Gene currently lives on Whidbey Island in Washington State. Gene has lived, worked, and taught domestically and internationally in many different roles including military special operations pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, vessel captain, sailing instructor, teacher, and mentor. His maritime experience extends from British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest, both coasts of the United States, Central America, and Caribbean waters.
When he’s not working, Gene enjoys traveling, hiking, boating, camping, exploring the outdoors, amateur photography, searching for antique aviation and nautical treasures, and Lego. In addition to his professional work, he volunteers with his local fire department as a firefighter, emergency medical technician, marine rescue team coxswain, and rope rescue technician. He
also volunteers as crew and captain on a one-hundred-year-old schooner and serves as an industry mentor and seminar speaker for veterans transitioning into their civilian careers after their military service. Gene’s work has been featured in several aviation and maritime periodicals. Ask him about the time a single potato saved an entire voyage!