Meet Your Crew
Captain Jeffrey and Christine Smith
Crew of the David B
Captain Jeffrey and Christine Smith started Northwest Navigation Co. Inc. in 1998. While Jeffrey had been the captain of various kinds of vessels since 1992, his dream was to run his own small ship cruise business. With the vision in mind of providing a relaxed luxury cruise emphasizing nature, local history, and gourmet foods, while giving their passengers a sense of belonging, Jeffrey and Christine together searched for a vintage wooden boat. They eventually chose the David B because of its regional heritage and because its layout made it ideally suited to be restored and converted into a passenger ship.
ON JUNE 16, 2006, the David B left Bellingham, Washington bound for Juneau, Alaska, on her maiden voyage as a passenger vessel. Eight years earlier, Christine and Jeffrey had found the David B tucked behind a breakwater on Lopez Island. The tired old wooden boat, built in 1929, was showing her age. When the young couple stepped aboard the neglected vessel, her sturdy work-boat style captured their hearts with an ageless beauty that only the young dreamers could see... 
