In the very early days of starting this website, when your webmaster basically did not have a clue, the following individuals were particularly helpful. My sincere apologies to those I have overlooked. Since those early days many others have contributed, especially present and former Dolphin owners. There are too many to list. A special thanks to Stan Secora who has been a technical advisor for 30 years, and who told me Marionette would be a good boat to buy.
Name |
Last Name |
Comment |
Stan |
Barnes |
original owner, Marscot/O'Day #25 Shaman |
Roy |
Berg |
1st owner, Black Dolphin, Chief Engr, Lunn Laminates |
Doug |
Berg |
Early crew, Black Dolphin |
Clark |
duBois |
Original owner/builder of O'Day # 13, Teridot |
Dave |
Dugan |
Former owner, Yankee # 79, No Worries |
Aaron |
Erickson |
Owner, Yankee # 183, Flite |
Mike |
Gooch-Breault |
Owner, O'Day #10, Passage |
Doug |
Graham |
Former owner, Pacific Dolphin, Big Dot |
Jim (Sham) |
Hunt |
1960 Olympic Gold Medalist with George O'Day; former sales mgr, CEO of O'Day |
Jim |
Huxford |
First Dolphin website webmaster, former owner Yankee Dolphin # 221, IIe aux Galet |
Bruce |
Johnson |
ex-Sparkman & Stephens |
Kerry |
Lange |
Twice owner of Kaloke, a Mermaid 24 |
Bob |
Larson |
Original invester in O'Day Corp; President, US Yachts, sales agent for early Dolphins |
Karen |
Larson |
Publisher and Co-Editor, Good Old Boat Magazine |
Ray |
Loki |
Former owner of Yankee Dolphin # 277 Loki |
Harry |
Morgan |
Sparkman & Stephens |
James |
Nicolas |
EasyHosting Web site Design |
Ron |
Noe |
Former owner of an early Lunn built Dolphin, En Charette |
Jay |
Picotte |
Owner, Tripp built Dolphin Recovery |
Dick |
Rosse |
Owner #174 Kalea; writer, Chesapeake Bay Magazine |
Stan |
Secora |
Former owner O'Day Dolphin # 7 JATO |
John |
Shumaker |
Founder of Yankee Yachts, former owner of #71 Yankee |
Steve |
Shumaker |
Former crew on # 71, Yankee; his dad founded Yankee Yachts |
Dan |
Spurr |
Author, Heart of Glass, Fiberglass Boats and the Men who Built Them |
Olin |
Stephens |
The man who said "we always thought of the Dolphin as one of our best designs" |
Mark |
Steinhilber |
His dad owned Rascal |
Gordon |
Thompson |
Former owner of Yankee Dolphin # 299 Suzanne |
Allen |
Tripp |
F L Tripp & Sons, Built 4/5 Dolphins |
Sandy |
Van Zandt |
Sailmaker, former owner Lunn built black Dolphin Hound |
Chris |
Vandersteen |
Owner of a J.J. Taylor built Dolphin Lezah |
Dyke |
Williams |
Owner of Trina; author of Good Old Boat article on Dolphins |
Phil |
Zarega |
Former owner/builder of O'Day # 12, Teal, now Marionette |