Mount Pleasant Magazine Nov/Dec 2020

23 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.VOICEofMPpodcast.com 10,000 pounds of shrimp in a day. Today, only a handful of boats weigh anchor and brave the turbulent seas, returning with a meager 500-pound average catch. Farm-grown and foreign shrimp have cut into the market. Government regulations have become more stringent. Fuel costs have skyrocketed. As a result, most of the Captain’s recent catches had been selling through social media, on his Team Magwood Facebook page. Still, despite such a gloomy and financially bereft picture, Wayne Magwood remained at the helm of Winds of Fortune each day, throughout every nine month shrimp season. Shrimping was in his blood. And, whether teaching prospective skippers about his art and craft on the rolling decks of his ship or instructing curious landlubbers back on dry land, Wayne Magwood made many long-lasting friends. Tarvin Seafood at Shem Creek posted the Captain’s photo after his passing, adding the message, “Goodnight, sweet friend. We all love and miss you already.” Nicole Harvey, special events manager for the town of Mount Pleasant commented, “We will forever miss your heart-warming smile, gentlemanly manner and kind and generous spirit. I pray you knew how much you were loved by all who were blessed to know you…you were truly Capt. Magwood’s boat, the Winds of Fortune. history