January 21, 2012. We have an interesting historical tidbit to share - long hiding in the labyrinth of this website. Dick Bertram (Hull #1) was a competitive big boat sailor in the 1950s and 60s, but is perhaps most well known for racing in power boats. A famous win for him was the 1960 Miami-Nassau race across the Gulf Stream - in Moppie, the innovative, Ray Hunt designed, deep-V, 30' powerboat. Carleton Mitchell (Finisterre) was aboard as navigator. Click here to read more about Moppie

Only 2 boats finished that race - in second was another deep-V boat, the 23' Aqua Hunter, also a Ray Hunt design, and built by Palmer Scott at Marscot Plastics, our first Dolphin 24 builder. Thanks to Darrel Swalling, and the Santa Barbara Sail and Power Squadron, we have this story. The following is reprinted from their April, 2007 publication - The Signal Hoist.