Introduction

Cruising Team Rogers was created by Beth Rogers as a means of documenting the journey from dreaming of cruising on a sailboat to the point of making it happen.  We've been dreaming for a very long time.  Finally, we are close enough to actually see the trip in the horizon.  I hope to document this journey so that others can enjoy our experiences with us. 



Beth Dailey & Dave Rogers
Norfolk, VA 1982

Our story began in 1982 when Dave and I met while visiting mutual friends.  He was living on his 23 foot Coronado sailboat, Keewatin, at a free dock in Norfolk, VA.  He was making his way alone; a Minnesota boy far from home, and he made such an impression on me that I left my life in Connecticut and moved to VA.  The plan was for me to crew the next leg of his journey to the Gulf Coast of Florida.  The trip was a wonderful experience and led to our long term relationship, marriage and two beautiful children.  We left life on the water to raise our children in, of all places, Minnesota.

In the 80's we crewed a boat from Bermuda to Mystic, CT with our friends Peter Metcalf and Shelley Wood.  Over the years we sailed Coastal CT, Lake Superior, the St. Croix River and many local lakes.  Through all those years, as we enjoyed the responsibilities and activities of family life, we dreamed of cruising again.  Our time has come...



Beth & Dave Rogers
Watch Hill, RI
July 4, 2010