No sooner had I hopped onto a barstool than I heard four friendly words: “So, where ya from?” Charles, a defense contractor who works in Washington D.C., resides with his wife and three children—all avid mariners—in Annapolis, where his family has lived for three generations. After a pint’s worth of friendly banter with my new friend, I was starting to feel like I lived here too, and when I left Davis’ Pub, it was with a new understanding of what this Bay cruising destination is all about—tradition and a zest for living.

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