Marie grew up racing small boats in the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland before becoming a software developer. Jon grew up in Davis, CA dreaming of running away to sea, finally escaping at 15 on an Alaskan fishing boat. Williwaw the Portuguese Water Dog, born on Lopez Island, WA, has an ancient and noble sailing heritage. After years of coastal sailing in the Pacific Northwest they all decided to run away to sea together on their steel sloop, Phoenix. Their blog is at https://sailingeurybia.com
