Serving the Chesapeake Bay from Baltimore Harbor, Maryland

We have been in the diesel trawler charter business since 1986, operating out of the beautiful Anchorage Marina in Baltimore Harbor. We offer bareboat trawler charters, with or without a helmsman, captained charters, harbor cruises, and hands-on training aboard one of our trawlers or while embarked in your boat.  We also provide short-notice overnight accommodations afloat in home port when the schedule permits. From time to time, we move owners' trawlers from one place to another, and sometimes assist buyers with their trawler selection and purchase. We pride ourselves on the fact that we are one of the very few charter services in the United States that own our fleet. We only operate classic trawlers. Our boats are older, it is true. However, this is one way that we keep our charter fees down, as a comparison of our rates with our competitors will immediately show. We have the lowest fees in the business. Period. Nevertheless, our trawlers are clean, reliable and safe. In other words, if you are trying to concentrate on boating rather than  the "boat" and the very latest "boat stuff", by all means contact us. All cruises are, without exception, conducted on the Chesapeake Bay. A typical charter lasts from four to seven days. Operations run from mid-May through mid-October. We specialize in facilitating the transition to trawlers, especially with regard to our tailored, individualized training program, which specializes in dockmanship. We are especially pleased with this latter service, and have been directly responsible for enabling many of our inexperienced clients to not only successfully charter a trawler from us, but go on to purchase one. We should be viewed as a hands-on, "get the job done" service, extremely attentive, and user-friendly, but definitely not "yachty" or "automated". We are small, caring, and especially well focused on our clients and their individual boating requirements. We maintain a low profile in the advertising arena to also help keep our expenses, and fees, down, We rely on the Internet and Word-of-Mouth. We are always waiting to be "discovered", and you have managed to find us. Congratulations! We really know a lot about trawlers. Please ask around. So let us serve your boating needs. Trawlers are what we do! Please give us a call or send us an email. We will take very good care of you. That is our pledge.

Alexis Loo is the Chief Executive Officer and co-owner of Blue Goose. She was born in Augusta, Georgia, and graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida. She spent 26 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Commander. Alexis has been in recreational boating for 20 years. She is the strategic planner and principal decision maker for the organization. Her principal day-to-day function is keeping Mother Goose, to whom she is married,  under control. She is also directly responsible for the overall condition of the trawlers' interiors. Alexis has served  on the Board of Directors of the Marine Trader Owners Association, and is a Life Member of that organization.

Captain Bill Shermer, aka Mother Goose, is the Blue Goose Operations Officer, Senior Captain, and Chief of Training. He is also the co-owner of Blue Goose. Like Alexis, Bill spent 26 years in the Navy, also retiring as a Commander. He hails from the Philadelphia area, graduating from Haverford College prior to joining the Navy. Bill has a 50 Ton Master's License. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Anchorage Marina, the Marine Trades Association of Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Charter Association, and the Marine Trader Owners Association (MTOA). He has served as President of the latter organization, is a Life Member, and is a recipient of the MTOA Lifetime Achievement Award. Bill is married to Alexis Loo.

 

 

 

Marty Sadowski

 

Captain Marty Sadowski performs first echelon maintenance for all of the Blue Goose trawlers, and has successfully done so for over 25 years. He and his father own the Sadowski Towing Company. This family-owned business has been operating tug boats in Baltimore Harbor and on the Chesapeake Bay for four generations. Captain Marty has a 200 Ton Master license with a Master Towing Vessel endorsement. The reliability of the fleet is directly attributable to his excellent maintenance skills. Captain Marty is essential to the Blue Goose operation, and we are extraordinarily fortunate to have him in our service.