About Us!

We have lived in Sarasota, FL since 1985.  We started boating locally on the west coast of Florida in 1988, utilizing a boat rental club called “Club Nautico”.  Through that exposure, we realized that boating was something we wanted to continue to do with our family. Our two grown children and their families now share our enthusiasm for boating and scuba diving.  We cruised many summers to the Florida keys with our children and dove for lobster and recreation.

Through the years we have owned three gas powered Sea Ray inboard/outboards and three diesel powered Sea Rays.  During that time, we kept admiring the quality of Marlow yachts, which has its headquarters near Sarasota.  Throughout our many years of owning boats and boating, we knew what would be an ideal boat for us.  We designed and built a 49E Marlow with all the comforts necessary for long range cruising. In 2018, we took delivery of our vessel, which we named Hydrotherapy. 

We had heard about a 6,000 mile boat trip around the eastern United States waterways.  This is referred to as the Great Circle Loop.  We had been reading articles about this cruising adventure for many years in boating magazines and become more and more familiar with this boating trip.  We are recently retired and now have the time to embark on this journey.