The main salon is furnished in the style of a period home. The centerboard case forms an alcove for a lounge area with ample seating. Easy access to the salon is via the beautiful staircase leading from the pilot house. The spacious dining area accommodates a mirror-polished mahogany oval table with gimbaled centerpiece, and matching Queen Anne style sideboard. You can dine in style on Ayacanora's hand painted Wedgwood bone china.

The Dining Room

The Galley - Roberta's Domain

The Master Stateroom with Bed and Sitting Area

Ayacanora's aft Master Stateroom is furnished with a queen size bed, bow-fronted wardrobe, dressing table and chest of drawers. Seven opening ports provide panoramic views and a feeling of light and airy space.

Two forward cabins each have a double bed and private bathrooms.
A fourth cabin off the main salon has two single berths.

Crew quarters are forward with separate deck access.

The Master Stateroom Sitting Area

Sailing the Calm Seas of the Caribbean

The Salon Sitting area

The split Dining Area / Salon

Mike and Roberta Haver
Your Captain and Chef

Mike and Roberta Haver are the owners of the 72 foot sailing vessel AYACANORA. They were married in 1973 and have two grown children. They have many years of sailing and power boating experience from the Great Lakes, West Coast, East Coast and the Caribbean.

In 1979, they began construction of their 40 foot Garden-design cutter. After completion in 1985, they sailed extensively with their two children, and eventually settles in Key West, Florida. There they began searching for the perfect boat to fulfill their dreams of chartering.

Mike was born in Nebraska. At the age of 18, he joined the Navy and spent 10 years in the submarine service. He later worked as a test engineer on submarines and in commercial power plants, and as a machinist in various shipyards.

Mike has a degree in Machine Technology, and holds a 500 ton Master License and a 100 ton sailing endorsement. Among the many vessels he has captained are the 78 foot glass-bottom boat Discovery and the 65 foot sailing catamaran Sebago in Key West.

In 1992, Mike entered the Merchant Marines, serving as chief Mate of the 500 ton ocean-going integrated tug and barge unit Energy Altair until mid-1997.

Roberta was born in Washington state and grew up on Puget Sound, spending endless summers swimming and skiing on the many lakes, and enjoying the abundance of seafood from the Great Northwest.

The challenge of finding exciting new ways to prepare her favorite foods led her to a degree in Culinary Arts and Management. Roberta graduated cum laude as a certified chef, and proceeded to design and operate her own restaurant, The Pantry.

After several successful years, she sold her restaurant and opened a wholesale muffin business, American Maid Muffins. Later, having sold the muffin business, she began catering ashore and afloat. As capable at the helm as she is in the galley, Roberta also holds a Captain's License.

Speaking of Tastes, Click Here for a Sampling of Ayacanora's Menu

Equipment & Toys

Dinghy 15' w/ 50HP
Kneeboard - Tube
Water skis
Rybovich Tuna-Fighting Fishing Chair on Stern
Fishing Gear
Kayak
Snorkel Gear
Floating Mats
Salon TV/VCR
CD stereo
Board Games
Camcorder
Deck Shower
BBQ
Ice Maker

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