CATALINA - CRUISERS WEEKEND 2007

We had a great time on our first trip to Catalina for the Lats and Atts Cruisers Weekend.
We left Newport Beach at midnight on Thursday and ended up motoring the whole way. We arrived at Two Harbors before sunrise but waited till the sun came up before we went in and picked up a ball.
There was some really great seminars and Catalina was beautiful, we wish we had more time to explore the island but that will have to wait until the next trip. Mark even got to meet Bob Bitchen! He was so excited!!
We left on Sunday and actually was able to sail all the way back to Newport. The weather was perfect and we were able to average 6 knots which is not exactly fast for the Chrokeva but it got us there and we had a great time.

CORONADO - SUMMER 2007

After leaving the Cruiser's Anchorage we headed over to Coronado and spent a few days anchored at Glorietta Bay. The view of the Hotel Del was really something to see. We then headed over to Fiddler's Cove which we call home and is where our permanent mooring is located. We spent two weeks on the guest dock there enjoying the time with all the wonderful people. If there is one place that is truly a gem within San Diego it would have to be the Navy Marina at Fiddler's Cove. It was hard to leave but we look forward to coming back and spending some more time there in December.

SAN DIEGO - SUMMER 2007

After leaving the police dock we headed over to the Cruiser's Anchorage (A9) which is located right next to the Star of India in downtown San Diego. The view of the city was incredible and watching the tall ships sail every afternoon was definately a perk. Amanda turned sweet 16 during our stay there

SAN DIEGO - SUMMER 2007

We left Newport Beach June 23rd with plans to spend the summer in San Diego and although normally both the wind and the current would blow us directly to San Diego we seemed to have the luck of the Irish with us and both the wind (15 knots) and the swell (5-7 feet) was directly on the nose the entire trip. Needless to say it was a bumpy trip down but we arrived safe and sound in San Diego well before dark. We were able to find a spot at the police dock and spent the 4th of July visiting with good friends watching the fireworks over San Diego Bay.

ABOUT THE CREW

The amazing Captain Mark
Here is Captain Mark in his favorite place (the bilge). Mark currently works for the fire department at Camp Pendleton but is due to retire in July of 2009.



The beautiful and talented 1st mate and cruise coordinator Amanda and her trusty sidekicks Jasmine and Dancer. Amanda graduates high school in the summer of 2009 and plans to join us for at least a year or so to see some of the world after graduation.



Last but not least is Admiral, Galley Slave, Line Handler, Varnish Queen and Poodle Groomer Jackie the Great.

ABOUT THE BOAT

SPECS::
Designer: Robert Perry Year: 1978 LOD: 54' LOA: 65'
Displacement: 60,000 Beam: 15.6" LWL: 43' Draft: 7'
Gross Tons: 26 Ballast: 19,000 lbs
Engine: 120 HP Ford Lehman
Cruising Speed: 8 knots
Max Speed: 9 knots
Tankage: Fuel: 300 gal. Water: 250 gal. Holding: 45 gal.
Full keel with spade rudder
Masts keel stepped on both main and mizzen
Rudder has been rebuilt from original design and fully-epoxied with S/S reinforcements
Spars: painted spruce completely unstepped and professionally overhauled in 2006

EQUIPMENT:
8KW Northern Lights Genset
Bow Thruster (Side-Power SP125T Thruster 12V)
Probe Sonar (1500-feet forward-looking)
Water Maker: 500-gal/day Village Marine Tech (new in 2003)
Dive Compressor
3 Kyocera Solar Panels (300 watts total)
Xantrex Pro Watt 3000 watt inverter, Statpower 800 watt inverter
Lofrans Anchor Windless (rated at 3500 lbs)
Anchors: CQR 75#, CQR 65#, Danforth stern anchor
Steering has 2 hydraulic systems (SeaStar new in 2003)
2 independent autopilot systems (ComNav & WH Autopilots, P-3C system 2003)
Wagner & ComNav rudder angle indicator
Icom 802 SSB
Raytheon R20 24-mile Radar
Raytheon Nav 398 GPS
Raytheon RC520 Chart Plotter
406 EPIRB
Built-in Freezer Unit (110/engine driven)
Refridgeration (12V/110/engine driven)
Washer/Dryer (Majestic MJ9000V)
Tecma Silence Head
Harken roller furling on both staysail and jib
New spinnaker sock w/cone (2003)
10 self-tailing winches
1 - Antel Electric WInch
Entire rig new in 2003






























The CHROKEVA started life in 1978 with the lovely Herb and Margaret along with there 4 beautiful children, Cheryl (CH), Roxanne (RO), Kenny (KE), and Virginia (VA).