 After graduating from college Haver began working with Knight and Carver, a company that owned a marina in [[Mission Bay (San Diego)|Mission Bay]] of San Diego.In 1991, Haver formed the Mission Bay Organizing Committee (MBOC) to develop facilities for the 1992 and 1995 [[America's Cup]] sailing races in San Diego.Because none of the international teams had returned his phone calls or faxes, Haver snuck into the Challenger of Records Dinner hosted by Louis Vuitton at the San Diego Yacht Club to meet the teams face to face.