Dorade Team
March 18, 2012
"Dorade's provenance is so significant in the realm of sailing that excessive acts of adoration almost make sense. She is a great boat, but more importantly, she is Olin Stephen' first great boat..." Read the Article
March 11, 2012
Along with several other crew in training for the Bermuda Race, Boats.com's editor learns some unexpected lessons while sailing for the first time on the iconic Sparkman & Stephens yawl. Read more: http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2012/03/dorade-log-no-2-like-dating-marilyn-monroe/#ixzz1orCEfWxE
March 8, 2012
Thank you for having me come down and join the Newport Bermuda Race crew for the SMX Regatta. They are a great group of guys and as always it is fun to sail with you and Pam. I am very happy to have been aboard to observe first hand how well all of the major […]
March 8, 2012
IYRS did make the change to the structural floors as we suggested. Looks great.
March 5, 2012
Sparkman & Stephens’ President Bruce Johnson announces the appointment of the 1929 yawl Dorade, designed by Olin Stephens, as the official S&S flagship. S&S has completed over 2,750 designs, winning countless races and acclaim worldwide. Dorade is considered to be the most famous of them, and is widely acclaimed as "the mother of modern ocean […]
February 29, 2012
Boats.com editor-in-chief John Burnham gets ready to help campaign an iconic racing yawl. Read his entry at Boats.com
February 29, 2012
This model of the orginal dingy for Dorade. It is going to be placed with the Dorade model at the St Francis Yacht Club. From the orginal 1929 plans, IYRS is constructing a replica of the dingy.
February 20, 2012
The April 2008 edition of Wooden Boat Magazine contained an in depth article on the background and restoration of Dorade. It is available here to read in it's entirety via the link below to the pdf file. Mother of Modern Ocean Racing
February 19, 2012
The famous Sparkman & Stephens 1930 yawl, sailing yact Dorade, has proudly entered the 2012 Caribbean regatta season after a major restoration in the USA. She will then returns to ocean racing – with yacht and crew in tune. Full article Photo by Corey Silken
February 18, 2012
Have you ever wondered about the significance of the tiller in the heading of the Historian Column or noticed the same tiller hanging over the door leading between the Race Deck and the Clippership Room? Wonder no more ... On July 17, 1936, the 53' yawl, "Dorade" crossed the finish line at Diamond Head, Hawaii, […]