Our team at the Blue Dolphin on Sanibel Island just wanted to quickly check in with everyone to let you know we’re still diligently working on our post-Hurricane rebuild.

We are making significant progress behind the scenes and hope to have more to share with all of you very soon.

Here (below) is some video we took on the beach at the Blue Dolphin just last week.

As you’ll see, Sanibel Island is still sun-drenched and gorgeous — and our pristine stretch of Sanibel Island coastline is still as seriously shell-strewn and filled with the activity of shorebirds, as ever!

You’ll also be happy to hear that while we were on the beach, we saw multiple dolphins playing just offshore!

Where are we with the Blue Dolphin rebuild?

If you saw our last Blue Dolphin Rebuild Journey Update (click here), then you’ve already seen our initial renderings for the new Blue Dolphin.

We are now working through the fine tunes with the architect, landscape architect, and the design team, working with the civil engineer and the city, and lining up the full slate of professionals we’ll need for the construction process.

The Blue Dolphin is in very good shape with regards to where we currently stand in our rebuild process in relation to our fellow Sanibel Island (and West Gulf Drive) businesses.

As soon as we have more solid information, images, videos, and timelines to share, we’ll make certain that timely announcements are made.

Be sure to connect with us on Instagram and Facebook (and check back every so often on our “News” page) to follow our progress!

IMAGES FROM THE BLUE DOLPHIN

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Lots of new sand on the beach at the Blue Dolphin as a result of the recent Sanibel Beach Renourishment Project. We are still working daily (and tirelessly) on the Blue Dolphin rebuild - and hope to have some significant updates we can share with you soon. Thank you so much for your patience! Stay tuned! -- Charlene
Our team at the Blue Dolphin on Sanibel Island just wanted to quickly check in with everyone to let you know we’re still diligently working on our post-Hurricane rebuild -- PLUS to share some video we took on our shell-strewn stretch of beach just a few days ago! To learn more, and follow our rebuild journey, visit our website at: bluedolphinsanibel.com (link in bio) #sanibel #sanibelisland #swfl
11/21/23 UPDATE: The NEW Blue Dolphin: Our Current Set of Renderings With Thanksgiving right around the corner, all of us on the Blue Dolphin team are thrilled to give you, our friends and valued guests, an exclusive peek into the incredible strides we've been making since Hurricane Ian left its mark on our beloved Sanibel Island. We know how many of you treasure the vivid and enduring memories you hold of time spent at the Blue Dolphin. We are honored that the responsibility of ushering this iconic (circa 1958) property through its post Hurricane Ian evolution has fallen to us. Navigating this transition is a passion, towards which we are mindfully allocating our best efforts and a significant depth of resources. Your support fuels our determination TO LEARN MORE AND SEE OUR CURRENT RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE NEWLY-REBUILT BLUE DOLPHIN WILL LOOK LIKE VISIT: bluedolphinsanibel.com (link in bio) #sanibel #sanibelisland #swfl #bluedolphinsanibel
8.31.23 UPDATE: Blue Dolphin Rebuilding Journey Thanks to all of you who have recently reached out to tell us you've been thinking about The Blue Dolphin! Some of you have asked how we fared as Hurricane Idalia brushed by Sanibel. We're happy to report that we are all well and the impact to our island community was minimal. Many others have checked in with us to ask how the Blue Dolphin rebuild is coming along: We're happy to inform everyone that we'll have additional updates on our rebuild journey to share with you soon. Progress is being made every day against the process of completely rebuilding a circa 1958 property (located in what has since been zoned a residential neighborhood) to new (and very different) building codes and design/resilience standards. As everyone going through similar circumstances on Sanibel is experiencing, the multiple rounds civil engineering / surveying / architecture / permitting / bidding all run on their own independent timelines. We're doing the only things we can do to push through it. Answer every email and phone call. Attend every meeting. Respond to every question. Hire every professional we need to help us. Push for every answer. Make every necessary decision. Continue to put one foot in front of the other every single day. We are very close to being able to share some detailed renderings of what the newly-rebuilt Blue Dolphin will look like - and we definitely will, just as soon as we have received all final approvals. We are also excited to share the upcoming construction process with you in very visual ways - with lots of photos and videos! READ MORE AT: bluedolphinsanibel.com (link in bio) #sanibel #swfl #sanibelisland #bluedolphinsanibel