Dave
A native of Stillwater, MN Dave was a career submariner, sailing most of the seven seas and all of the world’s oceans. He enjoys many activities above, on, near, and below the water to include flying and motorcycling, hiking and camping, boating, sailing, diving, and watching Minnesota and Navy sports. Following retirement from the Navy, he served the community with local government commissions, non-profit organizations, and sports officiating activities. He now applies his years of Navy experience to commanding M/V See Level, a Maine Cat P47, bringing the discipline and attention to detail of the nuclear Navy to our daily life aboard. He holds a 100-Ton USCG Master Merchant Mariner credential. His greatest source of pride is his three grown children, who seem to have caught the same adventure bug.
Karen
Karen is a native Southern Californian, but has spent most of her adult life living all over the country. She actually enjoyed the Navy life of regular relocations (but the actual act of moving, not so much). She practiced pediatrics for over 30 years before retiring in 2020. Always looking for something new to learn, she enjoys books, projects (especially if it involves small power tools), travel, kayaking, and hammocks. She is now focused on her new jobs of chief medical officer, chief provision officer, and chief line handler on See Level. She has dedicated her middle age years to exposing irony and the absurd in everyday life.
Foxy Roxy
Roxy, a Sheltie mix that followed us home one day in Virginia (pretty sure Martian is high up on the list she’s mixed with), joined us as we embarked on our nautical adventures. She was 11 years old when we moved aboard, and waswith us for almost the entire four years on See Level. Sadly, we had to say farewell to her in Jan 2025. She brought so much joy and laughter to our travels, with her quirks and goofiness, her famous Drop Flop and Rolls, and her love of dinghy rides and wading (not swimming) in the water. We miss her every single day, and she is a huge parr of all our memories of our adventures.
M/V See Level
See Level is a 2014 Maine Cat P47, an uncluttered well-proportioned downeast-style express cruiser power catamaran. At 50′ LOA, 18′ beam, 15′ air draft, and 3.5′ draft she is able to easily get under bridges, into locks, and through canals all along the coast and anywhere on The Loop. We especially like her open and roomy saloon with 360° view, the climate control ability of an enclosed helm, and the large cockpit and deck space for outdoor living. We are the second owners, and have benefited from the attention to detail and function the previous owners gave to the custom design of the interior.
