October 6, 2010. DFI, Joe Sharpe found this boat in Eureka, California, not far from the Dolphin 24 he and his dad had years ago. Here is an excerpt of his email - the full edited text is on El Gitano's page. Click to go there. Belles is the 163rd Newly Found Dolphin. Stay tuned.

Ron,

The boat "Belles," reg number CF 5796 EE (there are two photos of it, one of the bow and the other of the outboard sitting on the traveller track), is at Eureka Municipal Marina, a newer marina right off of town.

Too bad we can't see the motor sitting on the traveller track

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September 27, 2011. Cruising around the Web your webmaster found that Belles has her own website http://yachtpals.com/belles. Might she be hull #94? I think so. We still don't have Ross checking in, but we are getting closer.....Stay tuned.

Yachtpals Webpage photo

And he did!! We found him throught the Humboldt Yacht Club where he is a member. An email to the Commodore and here is Ross' email today (minor edit)

Hi Ron,
Curt Brown forwarded the email you sent him re my Dolphin. I have visited the Dolphin site several times over the years that I have had my boat and honestly I thought I tried to subscribe early on but maybe I didn’t. I do need to say I have enjoyed the site.

Anyhow thanks for the contact and do not hesitate to contact me directly in the future. For what it’s worth I love Belles as much as anyone could love an inanimate object. That boat sails so well, not all that fast, but with my PHRF and participation we did come in 3rd for the keelboat series last year. I describe her as the sexiest boat at the docks - you know what I mean.

Thanks,
Ross
T. Ross Kirwan
S/V Belles