Ocean Roamer

Boat Type: DeFever 44
Skipper: John Endsley
Club: Corsair YC
Home Port: Seal Beach
Built: 1983

Captain/Owner Bio
100 ton Coast Guard license. Have cruised from Canada to Mexico several times. Retired from car business (40 years).

Favorite Cruising Destination
Mexico. Enjoy the people, weather and beauty of the area and the cruising destinations.

Favorite Boating Experience
Too many to list.

About the Crew
My wife, Beverly of 25 years, has cruised with me for most of our marriage. Larry Curtis: Retired professor of music at Long Beach State. Has done as much if not more cruising then me on both power and sail. Laura Spino: Has done lots of cruising with me and Larry and a great all around crew.

What’s in a Name
Ocean Roamer. I’m a romantic!

Reason to Buy This Boat
The quality of the boat and it’s great cruising range. 1200 miles with reserve for only a 44′ boat. It’s sea kindly and great reputation.

Previous Boats Owned
Ocean Alexander 48 pilot house
Older Meridian (Columbia Yachts) 1973 not a Bayliner
Crealock 37 sail

Interest in CUBAR
This will be my 5th trip to Mexico and cruising with a organized group should be a lot of fun.

Boating Story
My crew member Larry many years ago had a sail boat, 33′ Choy Lee, and wanted to sail it to Hawaii. With not a lot of boating experience he talked a friend that new nothing about sailing to go along. No GPS or Loran in those days so he bought a plastic sextant and a book on how to navigate. Off they go. He tried to read the book but got sea sick every time he tried to read. Finally he got his sea legs and was able to read. The first sighting went like this, he told his friend that he had good news and not so good news. I know where we are, just south of Chicago!!!! By now the auto pilot had given out and his friend really started to wonder why he was there! Long story short they made it to Hawaii and back. A few years later sailed again to Hawaii on his Caulkins 50 Sabrina, now back at the San Diego Yacht Club, with no problems.