Well it may not have been that easy. The idea was to find a boat locally around 30 foot or less capable of offshore sailing. We wanted something that had a simple setup and could be easily sailed by one person. Wanted the draft to be under 5 feet, so we could easily explore the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. That does not seem like too much to ask for right?
Ray had already owned a sailboat, a Cal 2-27, which he sold to pursue sailboat racing. He began to crew on other boats from J24 to large offshore racing boats. Eventually Ray sailed the Bermuda Ocean Race, 750 miles, from Annapolis to Bermuda. So as you can see, Ray knows a thing or two about sailing and boats. I on the other hand knew nothing about sailing or sailboats. After several years of racing on other sailboats Ray wanted to be captain of his own vessel again and from there the search began. One of the many great thing about living on the southern bay is there are many boats looking for new homes. After extensive searching through the Internet, speaking to brokers, walking through marinas she was found. In Deltaville, Virginia the 1970 Alberg 30 was discovered. After boat inspection, haul out, test sail and some negation we became the owners of Janus.
For more information and photos of Janus please visit our boat page.
Happy Sailing from Nikki and Ray
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