The yacht was purchased on 10 October 1956 for MX$50,000 (US$15,000) from the United States-based Schuylkill Products Company, Inc., by a Mexican citizen—said to be Mexico City gun dealer Antonio "The Friend" del Conde—secretly representing Fidel Castro.
1956 m. spalio 10 d. jachtą už 50 000 Meksikos pesų (15 000 JAV dolerių) iš JAV bendrovės „Schuylkill Products Company, Inc.“ nupirko Meksikos pilietis (manoma, Meksiko prekeivis ginklais Antonio del Conde pravarde „Draugas“.), atstovaujantis Fideliui Castro.