M/V HAWKEYE II                                A TRIP OF A LIFETIME

M/V HAWKEYE II

FACT SHEET - TRIP OF A LIFE TIME

    NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA TO STILLWATER, MINNESOTA AND RETURN

by David E. Cuckler

"HAWKEYE II" --- 59' Motor Yacht
Designed by:  William Crealock, Naval Architect
Built by:  Willard Ship Yard, Costa Mesa, Ca.
for Curtis M. Smith

Launched:   1975

2nd Owner:  David E. Cuckler
August, 1980 to Present

Departed:  Newport Beach, Ca.: March 9, 1985
Returned:  Newport Beach, Ca.: April 24, 1986      

Traveled:     Total of 17,215 Nautical Miles
411 Days

Transits:
Panama Canal –Twice
92 Locks - Approximately 1,000 ft. rise and 1,000 ft. descent.
Rivers:  3,500 miles of nine (9) major Rivers.
    1. Mobile River       6. Cumberland River
    2. Black Warrior River  7. Ohio River
    3. Tombigbee River       8. Mississippi River
    4. Yellow River       9. St. Croix River
    5. Tennessee River  

Farthest North: Stillwater, Minnesota - End of the navigable  waterway.

NHYC Burgee:  Presented to other Yacht Clubs:  10
              Consumed: 4

Guests:  165 Cruising Guests - One day to Two Weeks
Meals:  Served over 8,600 meals
Laundry:  Laundered over 3,000 Towels and Bed Linens 
Fuel:  Used 17,100 gallons of fuel - 7.8 GPH including Generators
Oil:  Used 210 gallons lubricating oil
Water:  Produced 24,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water. Gave 1,000 gallons to other boats, canoers and natives.

Dock Rent:
Lowest:  $ 2.50 per night in Bellview, Iowa
Highest:  $65.00 per night in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Longest Passage: 1,200 miles - six (6) days, Acapulco, Mexico to Golfito, Costa Rica.

Seemingly longest passage: 324 miles - thirty-six (36) hours with gale force winds and snow capped seas - Cozumel, Mexico to Swan Island, Honduras.

Boat Size:  "Hawkeye II" ever changing size:    Bellview, Iowa -  Large Ship
Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Small Boat 

Cruise Plans: 26 miles to Catalina Island and return.