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Dream Maker--today a luxury charter yacht—long ago a WWII military Crash Boat hero

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Historic luxury charter yacht Dream Maker berthed in Newport Beach, California
Credit Thomas Wilmer

There’s an elegant luxury charter yacht home ported in Newport Beach, California. One has to look closely at Dream Maker’s lines to realize that the vessel was long ago a WW II Army Air Corps Air/Sea Rescue vessel, that were often referred to as “Crash Boats”.

Today Hornblower Cruises operates Dream Maker as a popular charter vessel for wedding parties, corporate events, family reunions and more.

But this is a story about Dream Maker’s illustrious history and its ongoing relationship with WW II veterans—some who served as crew aboard Crash Boats. Come along and join Kathy Leek as she shares Dream Maker’s fascinating story.

Kathy Leek and Tom Wilmer aboard M.V. Dream Maker in Newport Beach, California
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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.