Players CARL ALLEN

Fisherman, hunter, diver, treasure hunter, philanthropist: Carl Allen’s passions are as varied as the life he leads. Born in Rochester, New York, he grew up in Chicago and says that he was instantly addicted to salt water the first time he laid eyes on the Atlantic Ocean at the age of 12, when his stepfather took him fishing in a rented center-console out of Florida’s St. Lucie Inlet. Soon, he was venturing farther east, where the islands of the Bahamas captured his imagination. He met his wife, Anne—known as Gigi—while in high school; they have three sons, one daughter and three grandchildren.

What are your first memories of Walker’s Cay?

My stepfather had a