We are Bill and Jane Shaw.
We currently live in Manassas, VA.

I, Bill, retired from the Army and then retired from building software. Sailing around in little boats has been my dream ever since I read Hal Roth's book, "Two on a Big Ocean," back in 1982. Once I discoved the cruising lifestyle (as depicted in the magazine, "Latitudes & Attitudes," I was hooked.

I've recently uncovered a bunch of photos from my early years in the military and I've started a 'History of Me' site. You can click here to read more than you ever wanted to know about me.

Jane is an artist. She's currently concentrating on working with watercolor and pencil. Whether she's at home or following me around on the boat she creates beautiful pictures.

We've been married for over thirty years and have a daughter, Michelle. Michelle is a Kansas University graduate with a degree in civil engineering. That led to her current job with a municipality just outside of Kansas City. She's married and lives in a suburb of Kansas City. When we are cruising she handles all the mail, pays our bills, and maintains our website.

We've lived in many places courtesy of the Army. We've spent several years in each of: Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington State, Guam, and Kanasas. Each place left some kind of mark on who we are. Since we were both born in Lorain, Ohio, we whimsically home-ported Galena there. While I always hasten to point out to folks that "we didn't sail her down from there," the "OH" on her hull gets more attention than if we had said "Kent Narrows, MD," which is where she is actually berthed.

Both of us have gone through quite a few hobbies. This sailing thing is mostly my thing. But Jane enjoys the traveling and seeing new places. A bigger boat would always be nicer, but Galena is big enough for what we do and small enough for the two of us to handle. And we always have our house in Virgina to come home to for the summers.

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