The log
Captain Johny.
That is the name on the transom, the novels, and the records. Locals on Tampa Bay already use it. The civilian name stays in the drawer with the spare sunglasses.
The face is the work
The likeness you see here is the official one — rendered for the books and the shirts so the brand can walk around without dragging a passport behind it. If you have fished with him, you will recognize the weather in the skin. If you have not, this is who is speaking.
He still runs a 24-foot bay boat off Ballast Point. The shop exists because clients kept asking what he was wearing, what he was reading, and what was on the radio at 4:30 a.m. Now those things have names: the camp shirt, the Ballast Point novels, two records that are original trop-rock — Tampa water, not a tribute.
The business is the world. Stories make the place feel true. Songs make it portable. Shirts are the souvenir you can actually live in. Charters are how strangers become crew. Provisions are how they come back on a Thursday.
Straight answers
Captain Johny, in short.
- Name
- Captain Johny — one N, never Johnny on the transom.
- Dock
- Ballast Point, South Tampa, Florida
- Work
- Novels, trop-rock singles, island shirts, inshore charters
- Write
- hello@captainjohny.com
Who is Captain Johny?
- Captain Johny is a Tampa Bay captain, novelist, and songwriter. Locals know him at the dock as Captain Johny. He writes Gulf novels, records original trop-rock, and runs inshore fishing charters from Ballast Point in South Tampa.
How do you spell Captain Johny?
- Johny — J-O-H-N-Y. One N. The civilian name is not used on the brand.
Where is Captain Johny based?
- Ballast Point, South Tampa, Florida. Charters leave from that dock. The brand covers Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Pass-a-Grille.
Does Captain Johny run fishing charters?
- Yes. Inshore Tampa Bay trips: half-day flats, a full day on the bay, and a sunset snook run. Redfish, snook, and seatrout. Book at captainjohny.com/charters.
What songs has Captain Johny released?
- Two original trop-rock singles: Wasn't Me and Pass-A-Grille Sunset. Lyrics, guitar charts, and listens are on captainjohny.com/songs. The Captain Johny Songbook collects them in hardcover.
What books has Captain Johny written?
- The Last Outgoing is a Tampa Bay novel — Act One is on the site. Other Ballast Point titles include Mangrove Kingdom and A Weather Window.
How do I contact Captain Johny?
- Email hello@captainjohny.com or use the form on the Captain page at captainjohny.com/about.
Write the Captain
Charters, shirts, or a story from the dock.
Fill this in. It lands at hello@captainjohny.com. The stamp on the form keeps the bots off the transom — type the letters you see.
Join the crew.
Drops, chapters, listening nights when we throw them. The list is the list. No civilian name required.