About Us

There's not much to add about us as a family that's not on our home webpage, Sheridan Pack (although we haven't updated that website in a couple of years...).

As for cruising, we've never done anything like this before.  Brian is the sailor, having sailed with his grandfather a few times between Florida and the Bahamas and participated in the Governor's Cup with a friend a couple of times.  Although familiar with powerboats, Maria just learned to sail in the spring of 2005 on a 19 ft Flying Scot.  But we both scuba dive, feel comfortable on the water, and love adventure and traveling, so our decision to go cruising fits in quite well...  Our son, Nolan, just turned three in December.  He likes the boat and has enjoyed sailing on Flying Scots on the Potomac River, but he honestly doesn't know what to expect.  We've been telling him for quite some time that we're going 'to the Bahamas' on our boat, but as far as he's concerned, that's just down the Potomac River.  When we moved aboard our boat in Deltaville while it was still on the hard, he woke up the next morning, looked out the porthole, and asked, "Where's the Bahamas?"  Our little black dog, Mimi, loves the water and running in the sand (and fared quite well when we lived in Egypt several years ago), so she should enjoy life in the tropics.  Having said that, she's still adjusting to life aboard a boat.

As mentioned on our home page, this trip has been in the making since mid-2004.  However, it was kept a secret because it is something that is very dear to us.  We weren't ready to share it until concrete plans were laid, our boat already purchased, and Brian's sabbatical all set.  To those family members and friends who have stood beside us and celebrated this experience of a lifetime with us, your support has meant so much.  Thank you...!