1987 GLADYS AUSTIN

Object/Artifact

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club

Name/Title

1987 GLADYS AUSTIN

Entry/Object ID

1987 Austin

Tags

Boats

Description

The boat GLADYS AUSTIN, a modified Whitehall Single

Use

San Francisco Bay: recreation, regattas, and piloting club open-water swimming events.

Made/Created

Date made

1987

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Length and beam of boat

Width

49-1/2 in

Length

14 ft

Weight

205 lb

Dimension Notes

Oar length 9 ft with 23 inch handle to button

Materials

Material Notes

Fiberglass with natural wood trim

Location

Room

Main Boathouse

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Acquisition

Notes

Gladys Austin was a lifelong rower who died at age 94. The boat is a memorial to her and was given to the club in 1987 by her son, Dolphin Club member Dr. George Austin. See Log Spring 1987 p. 6.

General Notes

Note

Why is name on stern "Colleen"?I From Richard Cooper: " It was a second-hand boat donation. If I recall, my memory slipping, the stern with “Collen” was covered for a few years with a wooden carved Dolphin figure." (Nov 2025)