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Dolphin is a 90' Staysail Schooner
Dolphin sailing in light air in the 1980's
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A lookout on the bow of Dolphin in the Caribbean (Craig Ligibel photo) |
| A peaceful day cruising in light air on Dolphin in the Bahamas (Craig Ligibel photo) |
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Schooner "Dolphin"
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Design/Rig: |
Staysail Schooner |
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Rig Height: |
87 Feet |
| Sail Area: | 4000 Square Feet |
| Designer: | Henry Gruber |
| Date Launched: | October 1943 |
| Builder: | Ernst Burmester Shipyard, Swinemünde, Germany |
| Hull Material: | Pine Planking on Steel Frames |
| Engine/Fuel Type: | Single Detroit Diesel 871N |
| Dimensions: | LOA: 90' LOD: 80' LWL: 70' Beam: 21' Draft: 11' |
| Accommodations : | 7 Private Double Staterooms, 27 Total Berths, 7 Heads |
| Ballast: | 30,000 lbs, Cast Iron, External |
| Net Tons: | 59 |
| Gross Tons: | 79 |
| Displacement: | 100 Tons |
Dolphin has 2" flush Teak decks extending her 80' length on deck and 21' beam, seven teak hatches on deck and 16 opening 8" bronze portholes through the hull, one or more in each cabin. There are six private double staterooms, each with en suite head, plus one four berth crew's quarters providing accommodations for 8-12 guests and 4-6 crew. Additional berths in the two saloons and pilot house can expand accommodations to 27 or more berths for friends and family type affinity groups, or carry up to 100 passengers on day cruises to undertake a number of charters (See Charters) and humanitarian missions (See DOLPHIN FOUNDATION).