After years of working on correcting a deformed bone condition, Captain Jay decided to amputate his leg at the age of 16 and built his own peg leg, which leads to the creation of his pirate persona. Captain Jay founded the Northeast Buccaneers who travel to entertain and support community events. This father of 6 is a skilled teacher of pirate history and has an educational pirate program on YouTube and has written an illustrated children’s book, Captain Jay and the Misfit Crew, which delivers the message that no matter what a person’s handicap, anyone can do anything by putting his or her heart into it.