Capt. Billy weed, whackos & Spanish treasure

By Capt Billy Rawson

Fifty-five years in the making, Captain Billy Rawson's "Weed, Whackos and Spanish Treasure" is the 275 page memoir of one sea captain's survival in a world where nothing is ever solidly grounded and the only border is the open horizon. Spanning the 1980s to the present, and set across the Dominican Republic to the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida Keys, Billy's career sees him go from drug smuggler to commercial fisherman to treasure hunter, culminating in the discovery of one of the oldest shipwrecks in the New World. A true story, Captain Billy's adventures keep you wondering how he ever managed to find his footing in a life spent adrift. Billy's stories are a unique insight into an unexplored side of the maritime industry, and feature a cast of characters whose whims and scruples seem to change with the tides. His treasure hunting exploits have already attracted a dedicated following numbering in the thousands, and his memoir is sure to appeal to readers interested in sailing, treasure, history or simply a good tale. Shocking yet humorous, and steeped in the sarcasm only a sailor could manage, this is one sailor's story you'll never hear at the yacht club. Captain Billy Rawson combines two rare talents, the ability to raise lost treasure from the sea and a natural born gift for storytelling. From his descriptions of youthful pot smuggling to his adventures in the Caribbean finding Spanish silver for a Mormon "entrepreneur," Rawson's Weed, wackos and Spanish treasure will make you laugh your ass off. A pirate of the 21st century, "Captain Billy" brings into focus a slice of recent maritime history that the stuffed shirts on the waterfront never saw, let alone chronicled.-Peter Swanson, blogger and ex-editor of PassageMaker magazine, -

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1717739709
• ISBN13: 9781717739704
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"