From working on Volkswagens to rehabilitating and releasing injured sea turtles, Richie Moretti has led a diverse and challenging life.Owner of what he says was "a very fast boat," he first came to the Florida Keys from Orlando in 1980 and helped rescue Cuban people during the Mariel boatlift. The following year, he started fishing in Marathon.

Fred Cabanas has been passionate about flying since he was 17 years old, hanging out at Key West International Airport, watching and flying with an aerobatics pilot.He wasn’t too thrilled with an instructor who believed planes should be flown with the wheel side down and the shiny side up, but the fancy maneuvers of the aerobatics instructor caught Cabanas’ eye.“The one before this instructor only believed in straight flying,” said Cabanas, “and then this pilot showed me how to roll them.”