Boats Owned
37’ Nordic Tug 37, 2006 “Sweet Pea” Bought in 2023 in Anacortes, WA. In 2025 cruised the South Sound: Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia
49’ Meridian 490, 2004 “Hideaway” Owned from 2019 – 2023 Anacortes, WA Cruised the San Juan Islands and Puget Sound, Washington. Cruised Desolation Sound and the Broughton’s, British Columbia, Canada
39’ Mainship 390, “Adagio” Owned from 2015 – 2018 Cruised Georgian Bay and North Channel in Canada, Lakes Michigan, Huron, Saint Clair and Erie
23’ Center Console 2009 – 2013 Lake Michigan and Saint Clair
18’ Sea Ray Power Boat 1978 – 2005 Lakes Michigan, Huron, Saint Clair and Erie
14’ International 470 Sailboat 1975 – 1983
From 2011 – 2017 We charted sailboats, mostly about 45′, in northern Michigan, Florida, Washington, North Carolina, California, the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. After all this, we decided (Jan decided) we needed a trawler – not a sailboat! This was a great decision!
We started taking classes in 1983: The US Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating skills & Seamanship. We went on to get certifications in ASA 101, 103, 104, 105, 118. Jan got a certificate in Weather. Norm took all kinds of docking, Radar, anchoring, close maneuvering, managing power, how waves and seas impact your vessel, Diesel maintenance and advanced boat handling. We even had a captain spend 3 days and nights on our boat for private lessons. The list is very long – we still feel like we learn every time we take the boat out!