If only we’d learned about maritime law sooner, we could have stopped a hit-and-run lobsterman from sticking us with big repair bills.

After years of feeling taken advantage of at marinas throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands, I bought my childhood favorite on St. Thomas and turned it into a local boater’s haven.

Most people would drive a 27-foot Grady-White to the local ramp. This Florida couple takes theirs across the continent to one of the coolest boating locations on earth.