They moved to Hammock Island in 1972. Prior to that they lived in downtown Annapolis, where they learned to sail and were raising their two young children. Thoughts of living on the water morphed into the idea that a small marina would be a lot of fun. After looking for a year and nearly giving up on the idea, Carol found an ad that read "Own your own island, comes with 38 slips". It was a dump, but driving away the dumpiness faded into potential. ​

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Two years of zoning appeals, 23 local, state and federal permits and 18 months of construction later, we opened for business. They were young, naive and didn't have much money, but back then they had energy, endurance and luck.

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