DE 38 #79 is run ashore in California General Forum Forums

Jerry got hold of me to ask for help finding the owners of this boat.  Anyone with information that might help in this endevor please contact me or just post it here and I will get it to him. Thank you.

Here is the all the information we have that he sent me.

Hi Mr Carle

I'm writing to convey they status of Downeaster 381 Hull 79...
So as of today/currently washed ashore/beached hard at Navel Air Station North Island, Coronado Ca. pacific beach shore in front of the Navy Lodge.

she was clearly a documented vessel, her document number board is missing, as well as her name & home port stern boards? clearly the owners are trying to conceal their identity as the navy is actively looking for them to resolve their abandoned vessel on the navy's base issue.

Hull 79 I was told was anchored outside San Diego Bay inlet prior to beginning of 2018, but during first week 2018 (Jan 6/7) during the king tide of the year, a low pressure system came thru rather hard, extremely strong east south easterly which blew many boats onto their Lee shores of navy bases/coastie bases facing Pacific Ocean as well as boats n Bay were blown onto lee shore of San Diego mainland.

Hull 79 scheduled to be broken up and hauled away in pieces in end dumps...clearly the owners have abandoned her and navy can't let her sit in the restricted area as the safety liability she is...

Any help identifying/contacting owner would be appreciated sir.

Regards
Jerry S Ecklund

Slight update

Thank you Mr Carle for your reply, hope my explanation helps you and Downeaster community understand fate of Downeaster 381 hull 79...

 

It's speculated that hull 79 had been changing hands a few times legally or illegally as clearly recently she'd been let go by current master/commander/skipper/Capt who wasn't keeping her up as previous owners had? Absolutely she isn't a derelict actually quite well preserved from such a great build like most downeasters...

 

Breaks my heart, hate to see the navy break her up, like the westsails that inspired them downeasters are such stout boats...my old neighbor in marathon Florida sailed a Downeaster 32 around the world. Forget his last name but his name is Gill from Minneapolis Mn, where I was born also and on his vessels stern boards he did the illegal of abbreviating Minneapolis to MPLS which only people from Minneapolis seemingly know, how he knew I was a local when I made issue of that...

 

Regards