Earl Bentz , the founder of Caymas Boats, literally grew up in the marine business. As a teenager, Bentz worked for his uncle, D. F. Jenkins, at his marine dealership in Charleston, South Carolina. Although originally hired to rig and service boats, the young Bentz also began working with the pit crew of his uncle’s boat racing team. Boat racing captured his imagination, and at age 16 Bentz drove in his first race, piloting the Blue Goose in an event on Lake Murray.