Introduction

The John Welsford Navigator

The seed was planted the first time my wife and I crossed Solomons Bridge and entered Solomons Island. For a Texas boy, this was a pretty cool place. Knowing that we were looking out on the Patuxent River and the historic Chesapeake Bay with the Atlantic Ocean lurking beyond was simply amazing. 

It started to germinate when we experienced Annapolis, walked the grounds of the Naval Academy and started learning to sail from Lisa and Andy on the island. Engulfed in sailing tradition and history, it was hard not to get swept away with the idea.

It then took root when we spent a year walking the beach at Playa del Ray watching the boats quietly flow in and out of Marina del Rey at sunset. It was such a beautiful sight in such a loud and dirty city.

It now bears fruit....the idea to build a John Welsford Navigator.