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December 16, 2010. Joe Sharpe, and his dad Arnold, after years of wandering in the wilderness, are back in the Dolphin fold. Joe, a certified DFI, (Dolphin Field Investigator) has been seaching the west coast for a Dolphin and has discovered 3 of them for us - including finding his dad's old Dolphin El Gitano. Here is his email
Ron,
Wanted to let you know that my father, Arnold, and I are now the new owners of Rick's (Englar's) Yanqui. We bought her this afternoon and will be getting her up to Portland as soon as we can arrange it. We intend to keep her name. Thanks for your page, especially the For Sale section, of course.
Joe
Stay Tuned
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April 5, 2011. Arnold Sharpe sent in the following update. Until we get a new photo of Yanqui with her new crew we'll use this picture Rick sent us.
Ron
You probably wondered if YANQUI disappeared? Well, Joe and I got her trailed from Benicia to Oregon in late January. She presently sits on Her trailer nearby in Lebanon while we wait for spring to spring here in the Pacific NW. We have a slip reserved at McCuddy's on the Columbia and hope to have Her floating again late this month. We measured Her for a new furling headsail by North Sails and are anxious to go sailing.
Question: The sliding hatch needs a little work but I am considering building a new hatch of wood much like we had on El Gitano.....you know, teak and all. If you know of any other Dolphin owners who have built a sliding hatch I would be anxious to hear from them before I start the project.
Kind regards
Arnold and Joseph Sharpe, YANQUI, Yankee Dolphin 24 hull #197....Portland,Oregon
Webmaster Note: Readers with any input on the Sharpe's question please post on the Forum http://dolphin24.org/forum/ or contact RonBreault@dolphin24.org. Rowland Thompson, Thistle, Yankee #99 has provided contact info for the wood parts supplier that Yankee used. Click here to go there.
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May 11, 2011 We received the following update from Joe (edited)
Ron,
Yanqui is very close to hitting the water. She's in a yard on Hayden Island now, a stone's throw from the Columbia River. She's getting a Harken furler (assembled today), a 135% genoa from North Sail (being sewn at an undisclosed location in Southeast Asia as we speak), a rigid vang, rope clutches, cabin top winch, a new gooseneck, and the word "Portland" on her transom (just did that this afternoon).
Having gone from a Cyclone dinghy, to a Guppy 13, through an O'Day 19, to a Montgomery 17, and now a Dolphin 24, I am most of all impressed by the steady rise in the price of a single block for each boat. The $5 used block that sufficed for most everything on the Guppy is now a $40 Garhauer block for the Dolphin.
Joe Sharpe
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From this point on is the Yanqui story we have and pictures that Rick Englar sent us. On July 14, 2010. Rick Englar checked in and advised he is selling his boat. This is a newly "Found Dolphin #159". Her homeport was Bonita Bahia, Benecia, California.
Following up on a request for some history on Yanqui Rick sent in the following (minor edits)
Ron,
I purchased Yanqui in May, 2002 from Port Sonoma Marina. It had been donated to the Boy Scouts and been in covered storage the 12 years prior to my purchase. I spent months detailing her and sailed her June through October, stored in my barn the other months. She frequented SF Bay, San Pablo Bay, Delta, Napa, Petaluma and Benicia waters. It's my belief the boat has always been in local waters. I did not change her name with my ownership, bad luck. Thanks for her page and exposure, she looks too good to sell!
Rick
Below is Rick's ad that appeared on Ebay, and some pictures. On August 9, 2010 Rick updated his ad and announced a reduced price - $6900 (eBay Classified) http://bayarea.ebayclassifieds.com/classified-ads/?q=Dolphin+sailboat
1971 Yankee Dolphin 24 Sailboat
w/ tandem axle trailer
$7,900 (Benicia)
Details
- Address: Bonita Bahia, Benicia, CA 94510 (map)
- Date Posted: 06/07/10
Description: Sparkman and Stevens Design full keel center boarder w/ traditional lines. 6hp Suzuki 4-stroke in well, sink, icebox, stove, porta potti, compass, depth, sleeps 4 comfortably w/ Trailrite tandem axle trailer w/ launching tongue.
Ad ID: 4025619
http://bayarea.ebayclassifieds.com/boats/benicia/1971-yankee-dolphin-sailboat-24-w-tandem-axle-trailer/?ad=4025619
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Boarding by permission only...
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