September 12, 2009 We got the following email and photo from Arlyn Anderson. From these we already know a lot about her, her dad, and Antigua II. Stay tuned for more

Hi Ron

I am new to the Dolphin24.org site. Thank you for maintaining it. Those of us who have loved the Yankee Dolphin appreciate it very much. I thought you might be interested in this picture my father took of me sailing our Yankee Dolphin, Antiqua II, in 1977. I was a 16 year old girl at the time and was sailing on Cook's Bay on Upper Lake Minnetonka, in Mound, Minnesota. This is a picture of the original photograph. I clearly remember this being my first solo sail on Dad's new boat and being miffed when I spotted my father heading toward me in my grandpa's fishing boat. I was sure he was coming to tell me to "take in the jib" or, better yet, "let out the main," but when he got closer I noticed that he was pointing a camera at me. My annoyance melted away. Enjoy and thank you again for all you do!

Arlyn Anderson, Minneapolis, MN

PS I now sail a Victoria 18 on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. I'm looking for a Dolphin to purchase.

"If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original." Sir Ken Robinson

                                                I think we'll keep this one...                                              

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November 24, 2010. Arlyn sent in Antigua II's hull # - 189. This is a probably a pretty good guess as Arlyn's dad was the first owner and this was the number he put on her sail.

DFI's please note - Antigua II is still missing....

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February 27, 2011. We found her! She is now John O'Toole's Sinn Fein in Chicago, Illinois

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March 6, 2011. We thought Arlyn should know and in response Arlyn sent in the following email:

Hi Ron!

It's a sure thing. SInn Fein is Antigua II - hull 189. I just had a nice talk with John, Sinn Fein's owner, and sure enough he has the paperwork and the brochure that has the picture I sent you on the cover. Thank you for helping me find this boat that meant so much to me in my youth!

Arlyn

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July 23, 2012. There was another Yankee Dolphin up in this area in the 1970's - and they knew each other! Click here to go to Duane Post's SISU, Yankee #184.