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Clark was one of 3 guys from Southport, CT who, in the late summer/early fall of 1960 bought 3 bare hulls from Marscot/O'Day and finished off the boats themselves in their backyards. This was a deal put together by Bob Larson of US Yachts - who also lived in Southport. Clark's boat was hull #14 and came with a fiberglass deck, and he built a wood cockpit, house and the interior. He had an off center opening cut through the transom for an outboard - at one time he had an 18hp motor. The other boats were Phil Zerega's # 12 Teal, which later became your webmaster's Marionette, and John McCalley's #11, Windsong.
They wanted an affordable offshore boat that they could race and cruise with their families. It took a year to to finish the boats. They helped each other with the planning and the work.
Clark has not been able to find any pictures of Peridot - Peridot is a semi precious gem stone . He had the boat for 35 years and in 1995 gave the boat to a couple who lived near the Thimble Islands in Long Island Sound. We are working on this.
Clark said that he remembers a Dolphin Nationals (in the late 60's?) hosted at Pequot YC in Southport with between 50-60 boats!! He said that Dolphins raced as a one design fleet at Pequot and that Bob Larson had put up a nice bowl as an annual trophy.
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