David and Maureen

Maureen and I currently reside in Castle Pines Colorado. Our home port is Ballard, Washington.

Maureen and I have been boating together now for over 31 years. When we married, I owned a Super Sunfish. We soon traded that up to a Hobie 16. The Hobie was a great boat until our daughter Meghan came along. At this point, we moved up to a Catalina 22. We added a West Marine 9' inflatable to our Catalina to use as a dinghy. After two years in the 22, we decided we needed more space. We moved up to a Catalina 25. The following year after we purchased Tenacity, we decided we wanted a power boat also. We purchased a 19 foot Searay to use for water skiing and just plain fun. This was the first time we were to be multiple boat owners.

Tenacity was with us for 18 years when we decided it was time to move to a "stink pot" (sailors talk for motor boats). We started looking at the largest trailerable trawlers we could find. We considered Nordic Tug 26 as well as the 27 foot Tolly Crafts along with anything else that we thought we could easily tow.

When we boarded the Ranger Tug at the Seattle Boat Show, we knew we had found the boat we were looking for.

Along with Solitude we also owned, a 9' foot Boston Whaler, 13' Boston Whaler, 6' inflatable, and 2 kayaks. Some people would call it a small navy. We love the water and the solitude you can find while on it.
 
After two and a half years of great fun on Solitude, we made the decision that it was time to move up. We ordered a new R-29 while in Seattle for the Rendezvous. After placing the order we decided that we were going to moor Karma in the PNW. If you have never boated in this area, you would never guess what you are missing! Spectacular scenery, great people, and unbelievable water! 

Currently Karma is moored at Stimsons Marina which is located in Ballard Washington, just north of Seattle. This gives us a great location for our weekend adventures and a fresh water moorage!