Welcome Onboard Ayacanora!

Captain Mike and Chef Roberta Haver

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

Mike was born in Nebraska. At age 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 Master License and 100 Ton sailing endorsement. Among the many vessels he has captained are the 78 foot glass-bottom boat and the 65 foot sailing catamaran Sebago in Key West.

In 1992 Mike entered the Merchant Marine, serving as Chief Mate of the 500 foot ocean-going integrated tug and barge unit 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, after selling the 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.