Dorade Team
November 5, 2015
Where did the last five months go? It feels like just yesterday that we were in Newport with a hundred things to do before the Transatlantic Race. Working with Nick Bellico, Joe Loughborough and Terry Halpin in the yard was great fun, and we got the old girl in tip-top shape. A few days of […]
November 3, 2015
S&S Fastnet Trophy: This trophy is awarded to the best performing S&S yacht in the Fastnet Race. On August 20, 2015 at 6:33 p.m. BST, Matt Brooks and his team aboard the 52-foot classic yacht Dorade finished the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race in Plymouth, winning the S&S Fastnet Trophy with an elapsed time of four days, […]
October 21, 2015
"As forecast, a strong low with accompanying severe weather has developed over the race track today. Winds of 35-45 knots and extremely rough seas are expected today, and are forecast to last thru Friday. While gut-wrenching, the decision to withdraw from the Race and seek safe shelter has proven to be the correct one, as […]
October 20, 2015
October 20, 2015 It is with great regret that Dorade must report retirement from the Rolex Middle Sea Race. The yacht is in good order, and all crew are well. We are faced with multiple forecasts from all sources describing a building gale over the race area, starting in the next 24 hours and potentially […]
October 19, 2015
We began the day in the Strait of Messina, having battled hard to catch the group of boats in front of us. The night was dark and the wind was not playing ball (we had every direction imaginable except for the forecasted one and had given up trying to guess what was coming next). We […]
October 18, 2015
It’s been very slow today, not only for us but also for the majority of the fleet. The wind has shifted nearly 200 degrees in the past 12 hours, going from two knots to a max of 11. However, the 11-knot breeze was short lived. We are now approaching the start of the Strait of […]
October 17, 2015
The sun has just set on day one of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, and we are all happy to be out here on the water again. The boat is still moving along, although only at three knots. Hopefully we can maintain this, but I fear the wind is going to drop out completely and […]
October 17, 2015
The the 36th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race kicks off today, Saturday October 17 on the Grand Harbour off Malta. Follow Dorade and the rest of the fleet on their 606-nautical mile adventure. The Rolex Middle Sea Race website will contain all the information about this year's race. All of the boats are fitted […]
October 15, 2015
The 36th Rolex Middle Sea Race kicks off this Saturday, October 17th, and the 52-foot yawl Dorade will be the oldest boat and the only classic yacht on the starting line. The 606-nautical-mile course circumnavigates Sicily, with a start and finish off the coast of Malta. Joining Co-Owner and Skipper Matt Brooks onboard are Ben […]
October 9, 2015
A big congratulations to Skylark for winning the Dorade Trophy, which was awarded for the first time at the Corsica Classic! Click here to read the full article
October 6, 2015
Read "A race of two halves - Rolex Fastnet Race 2015" in the November issue of Seahorse Magazine! click images below for PDF
October 1, 2015
Dorade was the covergirl for this October's SAILING Magazine! Click image above to read the article.
September 29, 2015
We are so excited to be publishing the Spirit of Yachting “Rite of Passage” which highlights Rolex’s 2015 world-class events with a spotlight on the Rolex Fastnet Race. Watch the full video here and see interviews and footage of Dorade. Thank you Luca Ceccolini and the team over at IMG Media for such a beautiful […]
September 24, 2015
During the past four years of the Return to Blue Water Campaign, Dorade has: Raced a total of 10,0036 nm in both ocean and coastal races in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Pacific. Sailed an additional 12,260 nm in deliveries on her own bottom. This totals 22,296 nm sailed in four years. That's more than a circumnavigation […]
September 16, 2015
Dorade was featured in all three of the following CNN Mainsail episodes regarding the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race: British Institution pulls off once in a lifetime event Iconic yacht club celebrates 200 years Inside the world’s most exclusive yacht club To view the individual videos, please follow the link below. Following the feature film, you will […]