Dorade Team
July 9, 2013
So finally after months and possibly even years of getting her ready Dorade is back on the Trans Pac course. It felt like a big relief to get off the dock at Rainbow harbor, it doesn't matter how much preparation you put in it still feels like you have forgotten something. So after a little […]
July 9, 2013
We are coming up on 24 hours of racing. We are at position: N32 22.077, W120 49.628. We have sailed 150 nautical miles and we have roughly 2070 to go. We have been averaging about 7 knots with about 12-20 knots of wind speed. Skies are overcast and we are looking forward to getting into […]
July 8, 2013
Dorade left the dock in long beach as scheduled at 10a this morning under cloudless skies and a light breeze, headed to the start at 1215p, with family and friends waving from the shore as she passed out the harbour past the queen Mary.
July 8, 2013
The first set of yachts disembark from Point Fermin in San Pedro at 1:00 p.m. Organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club, Transpac is an offshore race covering a distance around 2,225 nautical miles (more than 2,500 miles long) from Point Fermin all the way to Diamond Head Lighthouse in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii Yacht Club, founded […]
July 6, 2013
Southern California has treated the Dorade well, but this past week was the last full week that it is scheduled to be in the area, as the Transpac starts on Monday. This has caused Ben and I too have a very busy week, but exciting one. In order to make sure that the boat, trailer […]
July 5, 2013
Wall Street Journal Article on the Dorade. Published July 3, 2013. To read complete article click here.
July 3, 2013
Dorade on its trip from San Diego to Longbeach in preparation for the Transpac Race.
June 28, 2013
The Dorade and crew had another positive week, which was marked by two productive sails, and it being the last full week for the Dorade in San Diego. As I mentioned we spent some time this week on the water. This was in order to test out our new mizzen spinnakers and staysails, as well […]
June 21, 2013
Yet another week has come and gone here at Driscolls boat yard. Not only did this week bring the official beginning of summer, but also a jobs list that never seems to shorten. While we have had a lot on, the stress level seems to be a bit lower than in weeks past, as jobs […]
June 14, 2013
Coming off an excellent practice session and a well needed weekend, Ben and I were ready to put in some strong hours. We started the week by further organizing our jobs list and figuring out what is left that needs doing before the Transpac. This includes removing the mizzen boom, and sending it in for […]
June 7, 2013
After three weeks of varnish and preparation ben and I where finally ready to bring Dorade up to San Pedro for the fourth training session, and last before the start of the Transpac, which is just over a month away. Most of the crew was able to make it this weekend, but unfortunately both Matt […]
May 31, 2013
Arriving just days after the Antiguan varnish team had, gave Ben a perfect opportunity to step away from day to day maintenance, and to focus on logistics and scheduling for the Dorade. His refocusing left me as the boats supervisor, managing the varnish work, and to make sure that everything went on smoothly. The varnishing […]
May 28, 2013
On Wednesday the Varnish and paint work came to an end and the boys flew home. It has been an extremely busy couple of weeks juggling interior and exterior work around the weather but the final result is excellent and I am very happy with how Dorade looks now. The Antiguans have done a great […]
May 17, 2013
It has been another dusty week on Dorade but things are coming together nicely. We have been varnishing both on deck and the interior at the same time preparing the waterways for a coat of enamel. The deck work now has four coats on and we are going to shoot for one more once everything […]