elliot carty, on the other hand, was known for his spontaneous, aggressive and forceful nature. the son of arthur romney carty, owner of the warspite, he was heavily involved in schooner building, fishing/racing boat building, fishing, trading, rigging and most things associated with boats and the sea. he is credited with building anguilla's largest schooner, the liberator, in addition to several others. he took over the management of the warspite after his father became too ill to work, and later passed it down to sir emile gumbs, his nephew.