The Dolphin - Lahaina, Maui
Posted by: 
wildwoodke
N 20° 52.381 W 156° 40.830
4Q E 741315 N 2309835
This shipwreck is the sailboat "The Dolphin" which wrecked on a reef in the harbour on October 31, 2004 in Lahaina, Maui.
Waymark Code: WMDNZ3
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2012
Views: 11
The Dolphin sits in full view of tourists walking through Lahaina. An attraction and conversational piece if you are sitting on the balcony at "A Cheeseburger in Paradise" on Front Street. The October 31, 2004 wreck occurred when the sailboat dragged anchor and became perched on the Lahaina reef.
Date of Shipwreck: October 31, 2004
Type of Boat: Sailboat
Military or Civilian: Civilian
Cause of Shipwreck: In heavy winds, this sailboat lost it anchour mooring and dragged the anchor onto the reef where it wrecked and remains partially exposed
Accessibility:
By small boat from shore.
Diving Permitted: yes
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Visit Instructions:
Only log the site if you have visited it personally.
Floating over a site does not qualify as a find if it is a wreck that requires diving - you must have actually visited the site - therefore photos of the site are good.