New boat for spinner dolphin project in Hawaii

[dropcap4 color=”green”]I[/dropcap4]t’s official, we are now the proud owners of a new (at least to us) small boat for our work in Hawaii. The boat, which is currently without a name, is a 22 foot fibreglass vessel built by C-Dory, a Washington state company.

She’s an odd looking boat for Hawaii in some ways, but ideal for our work. It has a nice platform on the bow for photo id work, and has a small cabin to keep gear – like data-logging computers – dry.

She was built in 2008, and has been really well cared for. Now it’s Julian’s job to keep her seaworthy! See below for a pic of Julian with the new boat…

Now all we need is a name!