always a vessel under construction in his yard. Kenneth first sailed to St. Thomas with Captain Carleton De Castro bringing local Anegada produce, eggs, conch, and fish to market in Charlotte Amalie. He soon learned to navigate the treacherous waters between Anegada and St. Thomas using the moon, stars, and tides without chart or compass. This local knowledge enabled him to fulfil his dream of one day captaining his own vessel, which led him to spend the rest of his life working at sea, fishing, diving, and transporting cargo between the islands. Kenneth was also a visionary and above all else, a provider. In the 1960s, recognising that his community needed services in order to grow and develop, he began work on a gas station and dock at what is today called Setting Point where the Government later added a larger dock and ferry landing. Captain Faulkner soon began operating a barge service between Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Tortola carrying fuel, construction supplies, provisions, and people. This lifeline that his service provided went on for the next 40 years and is kept going today by his son and daughter. Captain Kenneth Faulkner epitomised the resilience and hard work ethic that characterised a Virgin Islander and certainly an ‘Anegadian.’ He was both a visionary and an entrepreneur who took immense pride in his role of provider for his community. I count myself blessed to have had an opportunity to get to know and learn from him, and take great satisfaction seeing that his legacy lives on in his community and his nation. â–
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