About Us

We have dreamed of doing the Great Loop since we read about it in 2007.  Jim has loved sailing in the San Diego area since 1978 and often talked about buying our own sailboat and sailing to Hawaii.  Georgia wasn’t keen on open water transits and offered a compromise…a year or more of cruising the Great Loop of America on a power boat.

We retired in March 2012 and were ready to embark on this fantastic adventure.  By the fall of 2013, we sold our San Diego home of 25 years and threw away, donated, or stored our furniture and belongings. We started east to find the right boat and visit family along the way.

Life is what happens when you are making plans.  After almost 9 years of living in Australia, our son, wife and our first grandchild/granddaughter moved back to the States – to San Diego, of course!  A grandson arrived soon after.  Our daughter and son-in-law in Colorado announced the upcoming arrival of their first child – another grandson!  We were blessed and thrilled and all thoughts about boats and long cruises were put on hold.   We settled into the Boulder, CO area and spent the next few years traveling back and forth between CA and CO, loving every minute of being Mimi and Pa.

As our birthdays continue to rack up, we realize this dream of cruising the East Coast of America and completing the Great Loop has to happen sooner, not later.  The stars aligned, the purchase went smoothly, and before we knew it, we owned a 2006 37’ Helmsman/Mariner Seville in Stuart, FL! 

We've never owned a boat, never mind living aboard a power trawler and cruising thousands of miles!  We are definitely ‘newbies' with so much to learn.  There will be many mistakes, intimidating situations, weather and water challenges.  We can only hope and pray we are up to it and, as we increase in confidence and skill, there will be an abundance of wonderful moments and memories to cherish for years to come.

We'd love for you to come along for the ride!