| Coronado 35 Hull number 088's History |
| Coronado 35, hull #088, was laid in 1972 at the Coronado facility on the east coast, Portsmouth, VA Documentation that I found aboard, forgotten in nooks and crannies, paints a picture of a coastal cruiser enjoyed by several owners. There's an old furler manual from 1981 with the name C.J. Devine Jr on it. Perhaps he was the boat's first owner. If the notes on that manual's cover are correct, the boat was originally named "Buckeye Lady II" and hailed from Norfolk, VA. Sadly, I didn't find any other records prior to 1988. Those first years of hull 088's life have been lost to the seas, tides and time. It happens... some things must be sacrificed to Davey Jones! To my surprise, the first good records show her owned by another "Snyder" from 1988 until sometime in 1992. That's weird! (Maybe it was fate that I should come upon her.) Anyway...Hal "Kitt" Snyder was from the Ocracoke/ Beaufort, NC area and he appears to have taken good care of her. There's an old map of the boat's voyage from Norfolk down to Oriental, NC. An old registration shows the hull ID number, but there is no number on the transom. She was named "Latitudes" during that time; GREAT name! Hal "Kit" must have sailed quite a bit because he had a FAA ship radio license. He obviously outfitted her well. There was old AC unit, refrigeration, a Loran system, etc installed. From what I can tell, Hal "Kit" sold the boat to a couple named Cathy and Eddy Hill from Norfolk, VA in June 1992. Couldn't find any other info on them. Cathy and Eddy sold the boat to Mary "Kim" Keene of Manteo, NC in 1995(?). A card to Kim said, "If someone had to have Latitudes, we are really glad it's you." and "You had a dream - and you went for it!" So, the boat was still named "Latitudes". Mary "Kim" Keene lived aboard for a couple years, during which time she had a survey done. She sold the boat to Patrick Harrison of Nags Head, NC in December 1998. . Patrick renamed her "Neva" after his grandmother. Then, Patrick repowered her with a new Westerbeke 35 and bought a new genoa 150, but he never sailed her. For 10 years, the poor boat had been sitting in a dead marina next to two sunken boats, exposed to the elements and largely uncared for, when I found her. I bought her from Patrick of Nags Head, NC in June of 2008. It may sound crazy, but she talks to me! She's happy to be back on the water, sails up again. The way she raced out of Hampton Roads on a beam reach was just joy on the water! The rest of her story is documented in my ship's log and project pages. |
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