COCONUT

Boat Type: Ocean Alexander 74
Skipper: Gary & Pat Beyschau
Club: Mission Bay YC
Built: 2009

Captain/Owner Bio
Gary & Pat have been boating for 30+years. With ocean passages south to Barra de Navidad and north to Glacier Bay Alaska.

Favorite Cruising Destination
A trip to Catalina is always a boating pleasure.

Favorite Boating Experience
Spending 4 months cruising thru Canada and southeast Alaska are just indescribable.

About the Crew
Pete & Laura Giacaloni are Crew for this passage. Pete grew up on commercial fishing boats. Traveling from Alaska to Fiji in search of the plenty the oceans have to offer. Laura is looking forward to a relaxing fishing trip with Pete!

What’s in a Name
The name “Coconut” brings thoughts of far away places, palms trees, warm waters and pleasant winds. My thoughts of what boating is all about.

Reason to Buy This Boat
We wanted a boat that was comfortable and secure for our travels, extended living, and able to entertain friends and family.

Previous Boats Owned
Last vessel was a 64′ Grand Banks Aleutian.

Interest in CUBAR
Great time traveling with other boaters. The Cubar is a great opportunity for those less experienced to have the been fit of some training wheels. And we can all use a hand on the water on occasion. This is our third FUBAR/CUBAR trip.

Boating Story:
On our first Fubar we were very novice at ocean fishing. So the excitement of the first catch was high. After a long fight we got a huge Dorado up to the boat. My equally novice buddy was making every effort to gaff the catch, but only succeeded in releasing him. This was repeated 3 more times before we were successful. The despairing part, was the fish kept getting smaller! Its fishing!