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OCEAN RIDGE — Greg Cunningham, 64, of Ocean Ridge, died Jan. 17 at his home.
Greg lived life with salt water in his veins, choosing to spend his entire life in, on, or around boats and the water. In his youth, Greg spent summers on Cape Cod, Mass. learning to race Beetle Cats and Wianno Seniors, eventually working on commercial fishing boats and ferries out of Hyannis, Mass.
He enrolled in the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and served a short stint in the U.S. Merchant Marine. He graduated magna cum laude from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, and worked for a time in the insurance industry in Boston. However, the sea continued to beckon and he moved to the Caribbean to enjoy a more nautical life as a charter captain.
Always seeking to chart his own course, Greg rebuilt a 30-foot sloop and spent three years circumnavigating the globe under sail.
He then began to focus on a career in the yacht design, management and sales industry. Greg began working with a family of avid boaters and for 18 years ran, designed, built, and managed their fleet of private yachts. More recently, he had been working in yacht sales in southern Florida, spending as much time as possible with his son onshore and offshore.
Greg is survived by his son, Gregory J. Cunningham, Jr., of Boynton Beach and his nephew, Edward A. Cunningham, IV, of Boston.
Arrangements for a memorial service are being scheduled for a later date.
Obituary submitted by the family.