The Unauthorized Randy “Duke” Cunningham Page

Here's the U.S. Coast Guard registration on the yacht Cunningham is living in and "lent" to by defense contractor Mitchell Wade:

Coast Guard Vessel Documentation

You asked for a vessel with a name like "DUKE STIR". That selection resulted in 1 matches.

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Vessel Name: DUKE STIR
USCG Doc. No.: 929360
Vessel Service: RECREATIONAL
IMO Number: •
Trade Indicator: Recreational
Call Sign: •
Hull Material: FRP (FIBERGLASS)
Hull Number: CDRCA041A787
Shipyard and Address: CARVER BOAT CORPORATION
Year Built: 1987
Hullyard and Address: PULASKI WI
Length (ft.): 42.2
Hailing Port: WASHINGTON
Hull Depth (ft.): 8
Owner: MITCHELL J WADE
2412 TRACY PLACE NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20008
Hull Breadth (ft.): 15
Gross Tonnage: 34
Net Tonnage: 27
Documentation Issuance Date: December 07, 2004
Documentation Expiration Date: January 31, 2006

Previous Vessel Names: BOUY TOY
ANTARES
FOWL PLAY
Previous Vessel Owners: SCOTT F SCHRAMM
WILLIAM F G DODD
ERNEST W RAMSEY

http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/commercial/landings/cg_vessel2.html


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Picture of a 42' 1987 Carver (NOT the Duke-Stir)
http://www.dukecunningham.org/images/42_foot_1987_carver.jpg

See also registration for the Kelly C:
http://dukecunningham.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=315&t=315

There's an interesting article by the North County Times by William Finn Bennett (6/27/2005) on the fair market rent for Duke-Stir.

The fair rent would be $600/month, in addition to the usual docking fees and maintenance.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/06/28/news/top_stories/62705202602.txt

Beyond the Duke-Stir's, "$600/month, in addition to the usual docking fees and maintenance," I wonder about his 65ft. yacht, the Kelly C.

How much is it costing, and who is paying for the reported Kelly C. "refurbishing" while he lives aboard the Duke-Stir?

Yachts are expensive enough without having to pay for two at the same time.

Duke-Stir, the boat owned by Mitchell Wade and Cunningham's DC home, used to be owned by a gay couple (see registration info above)

After Wade bought the boat and the Duke started using it, around April 2004 (to Duke's statement of 6/23/2005), the Duke got razzed about the gay-themed boat name at the Capitol Yacht Club, so he changed the name to the Duke-Stir.

See
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_07_03.php#005947
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_07_03.php
(TPM blog 7/6/2005 5:22PM, from Roll Call)

The previous owner of the Duke-Stir (the yacht Mitchell Wade bought for Cunningham to live on), was Scott Schramm. He also was the founder of the "Potomac Rainbow Cruisers."

They are a group of gay and lesbian power boaters, located in the same Capital Yacht Marina as the Duke-Stir – formally named "Buoy Toy" — is now berthed.

http://groups.msn.com/PotomacRainbowCruisers/captainampmates.msnw
Picture of former Duke-Stir owner, Scott Schramm