Empress Boston Whaler Tender Stolen

On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Marcellite and John Penhune and their grandson, Matthew Klein, cruised around Mission Bay in the Boston Whaler tender to Empress.  They stopped for a pleasant lunch at the Paradise Point Resort, where Matthew likes to watch the carp and sand sharks in pools around the outdoor restaurant.

Unfortunately, when John Penhune checked Empress in the early afternoon of Wednesday, May 23, he found that the Boston Whaler tender had been stolen.  A photo of the tender is shown below along with the appropriate police phone number in case any of you see the stolen Boston Whaler.

Empress Escapes from Boat Yard

After almost two-months in the Driscoll boat yard in Mission Bay, Empress finally escaped on May 8, 2012.  Most of the delay was due to weather interfering with the application of 12 coats of varnish to her exterior teak brightwork.  Driscoll did a great job on all the repair work and I recommend their Mission Bay yard.  The photo below shows Empress being launched.

Travelift Launches Empress at

Driscoll boat yard in Mission Bay



John Penhune was able to bring Empress back to her end tie a few hundred yards away single-handedly by rigging a dock line at the pier so that he could retrieve it with a boat hook.  The extended Penhune family finally is ready for Catalina cruising again!