Dorade Team
February 17, 2013
Dorade departed Sausalito this morning bound for Los Angeles at 0930. The weather looks good for a fast trip, currently we are motoring offshore but the breeze should fill in pretty strong as we get further out.
February 17, 2013
It’s all wrapping up on Dorade this week. With the delivery south moved up about a week I have been running around trying to get the contractors to finish all of their various projects. The boat is finally coming back together and looking like her old self again. Just a more watertight old self! Christa […]
February 6, 2013
77 years after winning Transpac 1936, Dorade, arguably the most famous racing yacht in history, will be at NHYC, along with her owner, Matt Brooks. Click here to view flyer
January 30, 2013
It has seemed like the boat has been in a million pieces over the last few weeks. With the butterfly hatch restorations ending up a bigger job than initially hoped for. Extra repairs were necessary to a couple of the lids and all the usual stuff that comes up when you do a job. Once […]
January 16, 2013
The beautiful classic yacht Dorade is preparing for an active season of racing..including Transpac!
January 11, 2013
The year is already getting away from me and it seems like I was only on holiday a few days ago. 2013 is a very big year for Dorade with our racing schedule, constant improvements, delivery back from Hawaii in August, Americas cup in September, Breaking her down to transport back to Rhode island before […]
January 11, 2013
By Matt Wachowicz, Navigator While Dorade has had an external refurbishment and refit geared at maintaining her Classic status, she has undergone an equally serious refit in the area of navigation, safety and electronics. With the thought of campaigning her in the most competitive manner possible, Owner, Matt Brooks, has mandated the installation of the […]
January 7, 2013
Attached is an article by Nick Jeffery in the REFIT 2013 annual, published by Boat International Media. The VPP error in the book - introduced by sub-editors (not the author who is a naval architect!) - has been corrected in this pdf. Christophe Jouany should also have a photo credit. http://dorade.org/Dorade_REFIT.pdf
January 7, 2013
Recently, a old WALKER'S KNOTMASTER LOG Model KDO MARK IIIA was returned to Dorade. The Knotmaster Log model - K D O Mark III A, manufactured by Thos. Walker & Son Ltd, Birmingham, England; circa mid-20th century. Greg Stewart of Nelson/Marek Yacht Design, Inc., the Naval Architect for Dorade and Commodore of the Ancients Mariners […]
December 23, 2012
December has been a busy month with the past two weeks particularly full! Last time I blogged I mentioned the pending protest against Dorade after the second race of the Seaweed soup Winter Series. We were protested by Spirit of Elvis for our leeward mark rounding, claiming we did not give them room at the […]
December 22, 2012
At the recent Annual Meeting and prize giving in New York City, Dorade was awarded the 2nd Place Trophy for the 2012 New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta, IRC VII. Dorade raced under the St. Francis Yacht Club burgee for the Regatta, which is her normal practice. Dorade has now relocated to San Francisco to […]
December 21, 2012
Rod Stephens was one of American's best known and respected sailors. In 1933 he became Associate Designer, later promoted to President, of Sparkman & Stephens naval architecture and yacht design firm, a company founded in 1929 by his brother Olin Stephens and Drake Sparkman. Rod Stephens was a consummate seaman. His brother Olin designed the […]
December 19, 2012
Dorade feature in the German magazine. A good read ( if you read German ). Get it here
December 12, 2012
It’s been a little while since my last blog but after a nice little vacation back to the UK I am refreshed and raring to go again. I didn’t expect myself to take so long to be able to switch off and stop thinking about Dorade when I went back home. For some reason I […]