Thomas and Eleanor Requard owned a beautiful, historic 39-foot boat, the Isabel. From their second home on the Tred Avon River in St. Michaels, they would cruise the bright blue waters of the Chesapeake Bay, decompressing after long weeks spent working in Towson. Purchased from the Matthews Boating Company – itself a long-standing family business formed in 1890 in Denton, MD – the boat was their pride and joy. A classic with lots of wood and brass finishings, the couple could often be found, even into their 80s, on their hands and knees sanding and maintaining the Isabel.