PRESS INFORMATION FROM ADMIRAL DINGY
www.admiraldinghy.com
For Release: IMMEDIATE For More Information:
Nora Gutierrez
Voice: 409-365-9805
e-mail: ngharrah@yahoo.com
GONE FROM REEL TO REAL:
ADMIRAL DINGY & DINGHY BEGIN VOYAGE
& HEAD TOWARD WORLD’S OCEAN STAGE
BRIDGE CITY, TEXAS. . .William Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s
a stage…”, and here is what that famous quote has to do with this story:
Admiral Dingy (whose real name is Daryl Colinot), is one man who has taken
the Bard’s adage to heart by leaving the stages that Hollywood has offered him in the
past, to devote his time and energy to prepare to set sail onto the world’s ocean stage
and to prove that indeed Shakespeare was right. After all, keep in mind that neither
Hollywood, nor its stages existed at the time when Shakespeare wrote his famous quote.
But the oceans did exist back then; and have existed until modern times, alongside
Shakespeare’s famous quote.
Unlike those who have sought fame and fortune by packing their bags, along with
their hopes and dreams to head toward Hollywood and stardom, Admiral Dingy-a former
resident of Hollywood-- has done quite the opposite. The former dancer, film actor and
film lab owner has packed his bags along with his hopes and dreams and has headed
away from the reel world in Hollywood and has headed into the real world among the
rest of us non-Hollywood residents, to cast himself into a real-life role of a lifetime atop
the world’s ocean stage.
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Every boat has a home port, and the home port of the 65-year-old Admiral’s
Dinghy is Hollywood. With the first leg of a 14-leg world-circumnavigating
Voyage now underway, the sea-action adventurer, who is now in Bridge City,
Texas, will also be attempting to set a Guinness World Record for solo-circum-
navigating the smallest boat around the world to date.
His “set” on the world ocean stage, will be one that he himself built--a one-of-
a-kind 9-foot/11-inch dinghy which he designed with surviving on the savage seas in
mind. It took him six (6) years to build the Dinghy—which is also known as the
world’s smallest cruise ship, “And she is strong!” he says. “Her construction is
fiberglass-layered, with woven-roved cloth, and matt.” For flotation and insulation,
he is relying on six-inch closed-cell-foam—which is yet another building block of his
custom-crafted, ocean-going Dinghy.
The Dinghy’s sail, which he also built himself, is a Chinese junk rig--a style
that dates back more than 2,000 years. He chose its type, he says for its ease to handle.
The Dinghy’s worldwide circumnavigating cruise will be powered by two (2)
twenty-four (24)-volt electric motors built especially for use in salt water and continuous
run; as well as by three solar panels, plus a wind generator and a motion generator.
His wardrobe includes a survival suit, along with an array of 15th Century
sailing regalia, which he also, as his own costume designer,unlike Hollywood hopefuls,
designed and tailored himself. In fact, he purchased the fabric and sewing supplies at
local fabric stores in Louisiana and Texas, and tailored his suits without the aid of a
clothing pattern. Sewing he did by hand and on a portable sewing machine.
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The script for his role-of-a-lifetime, will consist of 14-legs (or installments),
to be performed atop the world’s ocean stage and about which he comments, “Now, this
role that I have cast myself in can be considered more like a treatment than anything.”
(Treatment is a term used in the television and motion picture industries which refers to
a preliminary outline of a film or teleplay, laying out the key scenes, characters and
locales). The Admiral continues, “It will be reality-based—and with Mother Nature
co-starring, as well as assuming the role of self-appointed set decorator throughout all
14 legs or installments of my Voyage, my ocean stage and action is liable to change
from being a calm and serene scene at sea one moment, to being a thunderous and life-
threatening fight for survival scene in the middle of a savage sea the next. It will be
Mother Nature’s call every time. What happens from moment to moment will be revealed
to me and to my audience at the same time—so they will want to stay tuned!”
Following the first leg of his Voyage, known as the USA Cruise (a trailer-sailing
expedition), he will continue with Leg #2 of his Voyage by circumnavigating Galveston
Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. Then he will trailer-sail west across Mexico, heading onto
and across the Pacific Ocean toward Tahiti, Australia, Japan, China, the Indian Ocean
and Africa. The Red Sea will follow, along with cruises around Egypt, Greece, Italy,
Spain and Gibraltar. A final leg on the Atlantic Ocean will allow him to cruise onto
Miami’s shore, which he has penciled in as the final destination to complete his around-
the-world voyage.
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The Admiral is also generating his own audience. He has established
Admiral Dingy’s Nautical Mile Trackers’ Club whose card-carrying members will play
an active role by sponsoring Nautical Mile(s) through their club membership dues.
Club members/sponsors will be able to keep track of the sea adventurer’s where-
bouts, enjoying as much access to him as possible via the Internet, satellite, and ham
radio SSB communications. In addition, they will each receive a collectible certificate,
signed by the Admiral himself, commemorating the actual logging of the nautical mile(s
they sponsor. To join the Admiral’s Club, visit www.admiraldinghy.com.
In between and at the various stops that he will be making throughout the first
and second legs of his 14-leg Voyage, the Admiral will be making personal appear-
ances at public and private gatherings, in an effort to introduce himself to the public,
and to drum up support for his venture. He will also offer updates on his voyage status,
and talk about the building of his Dinghy, about the rescue and emergency equipment
that he will be relying upon to assure his safety while at sea; and he will also focus on the
design and tailoring techniques that he has applied to his 15th Century-style wardrobe.
And if William Shakespeare were still around today, he would surely be
applauding Admiral Dingy’s accomplishments thus far; and would be eager to see more.
For Dinghy display schedule and location information, please visit Admiral
Dingy’s home page at www.admiraldinghy.com.
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6.11.07
For more information, please contact Nora Gutierrez—Public Relations Counsel to Admiral Dingy at (409)365-9805; or correspond with her via electronic mail at ngharrah@yahoo.com.