Pirate of Lake Anna
About David
Work like a captain, play like a pirate.
I am the person locals call when something needs a practical fix, a custom build, or an extra set of capable hands. No hard sell. No overthinking. Just real-world experience and quiet confidence.
Boats, golf carts, dock work, trailer welding, custom fabrication, tiki bars, and the odd jobs that need someone who can actually figure it out — that is the work I love.
I am also the creator of the Bougie Breeze tiki bar, which says a lot about how I work: take an idea that sounds half wild, half impossible, and turn it into something sturdy, useful, and memorable.
How the name stuck
The Pirate of Lake Anna — origin story.
It started years ago with a treasure hunt for my son's birthday — but not the backyard kind. The whole thing played out on Lake Anna, on the water, with clues leading from one local spot to the next and treasure stashed at marinas, restaurants, and waterfront hangouts around the lake.
The hunt usually ended the way the best lake days do: pulled up on an island somewhere, digging up the final loot. I pulled on a pirate hat with dreadlocks sewn into it to play the part, and the kids ate it up. So we did it again the next year. And the year after that. The annual lake-wide treasure hunt became tradition, and the pirate showed up every time.
Eventually the hat came off and the dreadlocks stayed — the real ones, this time. The name stuck right along with them. Around the lake, I have been the Pirate of Lake Anna ever since.