S/V Orion - Annapolis, MD

We are on a new adventure in our lives.  After graduating from college and immediately beginning to work while raising a family, it's time to try something new.  We are cruising full time on our sailboat, Orion, starting in the Chesapeake Bay and moving farther afield as we gain experience and confidence. Initially, we committed to sailing for one year, but decided to continue for a bit longer, since we enjoyed it so much.

It took a couple of years for us to make the transition from working full time to cruising full time.  In 2004, we took sailing lessons from Annapolis Sailing School and Sailing Club of Washington.  We began searching for our sailboat with a lot of great help and advice from Tim Wilbricht of Annapolis Yacht Sales.  Orion, our 36' center cockpit Beneteau, was purchased in December.

Our plans continued to develop in 2005 with the opportunity to sail Orion from our home port in Edgewater, MD at  Liberty Yacht Club on the South River.  We enjoyed growing our skills while spending time with friends, family, and members of the Sailing Club of Washington.  We were even fortunate enough to have several of the sailing instructors join us for a day.  In the fall, we sailed Orion to Solomons, MD where she sat on the hard at Spring Cove Marina, waiting for our adventure to begin.  In addition, with the hot real estate in the Washington, D.C. area, we received an offer from a couple to purchase our home.  By taking them up on their offer and moving into an apartment, we were better positioned to move onto Orion in May of 2006.

This web site has been developed to allow family and friends to follow us on our journey.  It began on the Chesapeake Bay, has followed us south to the Bahamas and north to New England, but who knows where it will take us before it is over.