Captain Joe Wubbold is retired from the U.S. Coast Guard, having served on active duty for 34 years.  He commanded Cutters all over the world, including a polar icebreaker in the Antarctic and the Great Lakes.  He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge, and remains active in the Polar community.  His interests in serving on this board are in particular the work to keep safe our children, the messengers we send forward when we have crossed our own bar.  As he has 18 grandchildren, the work of Mr. Yuk and all thereunto pertaining is of particular importance.