Abandoned boat on Kitsilano beach

The Mikkelene is a 27′ Catalina sailboat that washed up on Kitsilano beach during a storm in February. The boat was abandoned, vandalized and looted but how did this boat end up there in such disrepair? With help from Jon Strom, a former commodore of the Eagle Harbour Yacht Club, the journey of the Mikkelene becomes clearer.