Founded in 1980 in Rock Hall, MD by Ed Kurowski, Gratitude Yachting Center is the oldest continuous yacht brokerage and charter service on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, located directly on the Chesapeake Bay. The Deltaville, VA office was opened in 1990 to extend services to the lower Chesapeake Bay area. In 1994, Jack Heffner became a partner of Gratitude, followed by Ed's wife Robin in 1997. As Island Packet's oldest and largest North American Dealer, stocking all models, we pride ourselves on the details of your yacht purchase and commissioning process. Gratitude has been named Island Packet's Dealer of the Year for 21 consecutive years and the recipient of it's Golden Wrench Service and Warranty award since the program's inception.