Captain Robert d’Arcy
Robert is a licensed United States Coast Guard 100 ton Master, a captain of Martha, and the project manager for all of her restoration projects. Martha has been under the stewardship of The Schooner Martha Foundation since 1996. Each year, Robert completes major restoration projects on Martha with the help of many volunteers. Captain d’Arcy grew up sailing on the East Coast with his family and building boats with his father. He worked at Mystic Seaport Museum for 5 years doing historical research, and as shipwright helping to restore the Charles W. Morgan. He and his family had the chance to sail with the crew of the schooner Alcyone in the Pacific in 2005-2006 in the Pacific.
Captain Dana Raugi
Dana is a USCG-licensed 200 ton master, chief mate and relief captain on the schooner Zodiac, and a staff microbiologist at the University of Washington. Despite her roots as a landlubber, Dana has sailed on schooners from 37 to 160’ in length for the last seventeen years, most recently joining the crew of the Martha in 2024. In addition to sailing and science, Dana enjoys woodworking and playing with her dogs.
Holly Kays
Holly worked for Sound Sails in Port Townsend and gained experience on local schooners. In the summer of 2001 she was able to join the Alcyone family to sail from Maine to Galway, Ireland, and again in 2005-2006 in the Pacific. Holly continues to work part-time, seasonally for Sean Rankins at Northwest Sails. Robert and Holly’s daughter Mary was born in the spring of 2003. Since then, Mary has been an integral part of the crew on board Martha.
Board Members
Patience Schoene
Patience is an Operations Senior Manager at Moss Adams with over 16 years of experience in finance and wealth management. Patience has driven efficiency using KPIs, technology implementation, workflows, and team restructuring. She leverages her diverse background in Biochemistry and history as well as her skills in business development, executive management, and team leadership to drive strategic planning activities and business process improvement projects. Patience is passionate about creating non-traditional career trajectories and has spearheaded initiatives such as competency customization, ROWE (Results Oriented Working Environment), and flexible work schedules. Patience is also involved in the community and has founded her own women’s leadership group focused on leadership development and charitable causes.
Pete Marshall
-Associated with Martha since late 1990’s
-Shipwright
Kristen Huntley, Bookkeeper
Kristen earned a BBA in Accounting from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She has worked as a CPA with PwC in Richmond, VA and as a Managing Director with Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division in New York and London.
Adam Henley
30 plus years in the Maritime trades as both supplier of materials and a tradesman. Recently retired from custom home building and currently operates a yacht restoration business specializing in vintage racing yachts. Past and repeat fleet captain of the Puget Sound 6 meter Sailing association. Long standing member of the International Six Meter Association. Founding member of the Port Townsend Sailing association. Lifetime sailor both local and international.
Kathleen Knoblock
Kathleen Knoblock has been involved with Martha since the 1990s when the Foundation was established. She is a long-time wooden boat sailor and resident of Port Townsend, WA. She is a retired public school teacher, a member of the Port Townsend City Historic Preservation Committee and co-chair of The Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival.
Christopher Hanke
Christopher Hanke is the operations manager for Puget Sound Express, Martha’s neighbor in Port Townsend. He has been sailing on Martha since 2010 and got to be crew on Martha’s offshore challenge and Trans-Pac in 2015. In his spare time he likes playing with his family. Christopher and his wife Hailey have 3 sons Paul, Daniel and Silas.
