Jolly Dolphin

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Three-Sail Bateau

Year: 1958

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Location: Lloyds

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Fetch?Row IDCatalog #Object NameTitleArtist/MakerDate MadePlace MadeDescriptionFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
10000.1407.0039digitized imagesThe Jolly DolphinMichael Matthewsearly 1970sLeCompte Creek, Lloyds, MD"The Jolly Dolphin, built by Jim [Richardson] in the 1950's sailed by Emil DelCorte, who owned the Dolphin for something like 25 years beginning in the 1970's." Shows her under full sail from the starboard side, in open water. Yawl boat on davits.CBMM catalog imageView
20000.1407.0040digitized imagesThe Jolly DolphinMichael Matthewsearly 1970sLeCompte Creek, Lloyds, MD"The Jolly Dolphin, built by Jim [Richardson] in the 1950's sailed by Emil DelCorte, who owned the Dolphin for something like 25 years beginning in the 1970's. A full history of the Dolphin is available on the website www.the jollydolphin.com, maintained by the current owner, Jack Zuraw of Elllicott City, MD." Shows her under full sail from the starboard side, in open water. Yawl boat on davits.CBMM catalog imageView
30000.1407.0041digitized imagesThe Jolly DolphinMichael Matthewsearly 1970sLeCompte Creek, Lloyds, MD"The Jolly Dolphin, built by Jim [Richardson] in the 1950's sailed by Emil DelCorte, who owned the Dolphin for something like 25 years beginning in the 1970's." A full history of the Dolphin is available on the website www.thejollydolphin.com, maintained by the current owner, Jack Zuraw of Ellicott KCity, MD." Shows her under full sail from the port side, in open water. Yawl boat on davits.CBMM catalog imageView
40000.1407.0042digitized imagesThe Jolly DolphinMichael Matthewsearly 1970sLeCompte Creek, Lloyds, MD"The Jolly Dolphin, built by Jim [Richardson] in the 1950's sailed by Emil DelCorte, who owned the Dolphin for something like 25 years beginning in the l970's. A full history of the Dolphin is available on the website www.thejollydolphin.com, maintained by the current owner, Jack Zuraw of Ellicott City, MD." Shows her under full sail from the starboard quarter. Yawl boat on davits.CBMM catalog imageView
50000.1407.0043digitized imagesThe Jolly Dolphin, from the starboard quarter, sails furledMichael Matthewsc2015LeCompte Creek, Lloyds, MD"The Jolly Dolphin, circa 2015, docked in the Magothy River." Shows her from the starboard quarter, sails furled; good view of rudder.CBMM catalog imageView
60000.1407.0044digitized imagesThe Jolly Dolphin under sailLeCompte Creek, Lloyds, MD"The Jolly Dolphin, photos supplied by Jack Zuraw, who has spent 12 years (thus far) restoring and sailing her. His website even has excerpts from home movies made in the mid-1950's showing the logs being dragged into place at the yard." She is under sail; photograph made from the bowsprit, looking aft the full length of the vessel, with two persons in the cockpit; Maryland state flag flying from a shroud; spray and a wake.CBMM catalog imageView
70000.1407.0045digitized imagesThe Jolly Dolphin dockedLeCompte Creek, Lloyds, MD"The Jolly Dolphin, photos supplied by Jack Zuraw, who has spent 12 years (thus far) restoring and sailing her. His website even has excerpts from home movies made in the mid-1950's showing the logs being dragged into place at the yard." She is docked at ???; shown from starboard quarter; sail furled; flags arrayed from forestay and halyard.CBMM catalog imageView

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