Dorade Team
October 25, 2016
Dorade is preparing for the winter at Loughborough Marine Interests in Portsmouth, R.I. The 52-foot yawl had its masts taken out and will get a few coats of varnish before being stored. There are a few more paint jobs on the work list once the boat gets inside tomorrow. Stay tuned for more updates from […]
October 7, 2016
This is ”The Auld Mug" which was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Fastnet. Owners Matt Brooks and Pam Rorke Levy met Nick Palmer up in Vancouver last week when they were giving a presentation at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club. A friend of Palmer’s, who is part of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, […]
October 4, 2016
The Dorade team, led by owners Matt Brooks and Pam Rorke Levy, had a busy and successful racing season this year, competing in some of the most esteemed regattas in the northeast. The 52-foot yawl finished on the podium in all nine events; winning its class at the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta and the Marblehead Corinthian […]
September 28, 2016
Photos by Cory Silken of Dorade in Newport, Marblehead and Nantucket this summer. Stay tuned for a full report on the team's successful 2016 season coming to the blog soon!
September 2, 2016
Mystic Seaport has done an excellent online exhibit on Olin J. Stephens II and his embodiment of the Cruising Club of America. The piece highlights his success with the 52-foot yawl Dorade. Click here to check out the full exhibit
August 24, 2016
By Pam Rorke Levy It was our first foray to Nantucket with Dorade, and we were lucky enough to find a temporary home on the dock next to Olin Stephen's Santana (thanks to Terry Halpin and his crew for making that happen!), right near the Nantucket Yacht Club and just a short dinghy ride from […]
August 11, 2016
Click here to read the full article on Sonny, Dorade and America at the seventeenth annual Castine Classic Yacht Regatta:
August 9, 2016
By Ed Gifford Click here to read more about Dorade's adventures in Maine this past weekend
August 7, 2016
By Pam Rorke Levy What a spectacular time we all had in Maine! It felt like a homecoming of sorts, bringing Dorade back to where Olin saw her win in 2008, just weeks before his passing. The sun shone the entire week, bringing more than enough wind to make the racing varied and challenging, and […]
August 5, 2016
Weekend of classic boat races begins in Castine CASTINE — The Castine Classic Yacht Regatta, which opens a weekend of classic sailboat racing Downeast, got under way Wednesday afternoon with harbor visits from two of the world’s most famous yachts, Dorade and the schooner America. That was followed by a symposium hosted by Douglas Adkins, […]
August 2, 2016
Dorade arrived in Castine, Maine on Monday to prepare for the Castine Classic Yacht Regatta, which kicks off on Thursday, August 4. The 20 nautical-mile race to Camden feeds into the Camden to Brooklin race on August 5 and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta on August 6, all of which Dorade will be participating in. This […]
July 31, 2016
Dorade arrived safely in Rockland, Maine this past Friday and heads to Castine tomorrow morning where it will prepare for the seventeenth annual Castine Classic Yacht Race, which kicks off August 4. The 20 nautical-mile race to Camden feeds into the Camden to Brooklin race on August 5 and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta on […]
July 28, 2016
Throwback Thursday to August 31, 1941 when Dorade was featured in Santa Cruz Sentinel.
July 26, 2016
Dorade at IYRS. The awnings had to be taken down due to the 20-25 knot breeze and storms in the forecast.
July 18, 2016
Here is Dorade after two weeks of interior varnish work. The team is now starting on the final assembly of the interior, which includes re-fastening all door hinges and installing new original design latches.