Dorade Team
September 5, 2012
The trucking date for Dorade to go to California is Monday next week and things are moving along nicely. We all have a lot to do but I am confident it will be done in time. Failure is not an option! As far as packing up goes we have the trailer nicely organized with all […]
August 31, 2012
A new re-useable shipping cradle for Dorade is being fabricated. Designed by Greg Stewart of Nelson/Marek Yacht Design, Inc., the major components of the cradle are be fabricated using 1/2" steel stock so as to produce long term durability and a safety factor of 400%. The estimated finished weight of the finished cradle, per Greg […]
August 30, 2012
Once Dorade is mounted in her new custom shipping cradle, she will be loaded onto a flat bed, low-height air-ride trucking trailer. The picture shows a nut that has not moved over the last 2,550 miles on the air ride trailer Dorade will be transported on.
August 28, 2012
The last few weeks since the Marblehead regatta have been no different to any other. We have some interesting projects going on and have seen some good results. Marblehead was a great weekend with some great racing and good people. As always Dorade attracted a lot of attention and some lucky people got to have […]
August 17, 2012
John Burnham introduces his video narrative of the 2012 Bermuda Race and reflects on his Dorade experience. Last June, I helped Dorade sail from Newport to Bermuda for the first time in 82 years. Crossing the finish line represented the end of the first stage of what owner Matt Brooks calls “Matt’s Crazy Idea” — […]
August 17, 2012
America’s Matt Brooks and Canada’s Ashley Wolfe had a tremendous sailing experience at the 2012 Les Voiles de St. Barth Regatta and with some outstanding sailing skills as they were able to hit the ultimate victory in the Classic and IRC classes respectively. Both sailors along with their crews were consistent on the race course […]
August 15, 2012
While reflecting on the time I have spent this summer, as an assistant to Ben I realized that I learned a lot of valuable lessons. Whether it was a technical skill, or just a life skill the Dorade has taught me a lot. When I first arrived in Portsmouth at Joe Loughboros yard, LMI I […]
August 14, 2012
by Greg Stewart Dorade participates in Eastern Yacht Club's Antique Boat Night on August 9, 2012. This event featured the dockside viewing of five classic yachts followed by Dinner and a presentation. The event started with dockside viewing of the 1930 Dorade , the 1926 Alden Q boat Noreaster, the1903 Herreshoff gaff rigged cutter Nellie, […]
August 7, 2012
Dorade is replacing its Taylor kerosene stove / oven with what was its original 1st choice - a custom propane Luke Heritage "Model 3" Galley Stove and Oven. The Luke Model T (two surface burners only) is Luke's newest stove. It features reliable Force Ten burners, a black anodized aluminum top with brass accents. Just […]
August 7, 2012
So a lot has been going on with Dorade in the last couple of weeks and now the big master work list is a very small work list. It’s probably easier to tell you what is left to do rather than what has been done as it would be a much smaller list. I am […]
July 26, 2012
So a lot has happened since my last update which just Before the Newport to Bermuda race. Now we are back home in Rhode Island and tackling the jobs on the work list. Life seems like a load of lists sometimes. Before it was the Bermuda race requirements list and now it is back to […]
July 12, 2012
Latest issue Sea Dream magazine (Japanese) has been just published with a feature article on Dorade. http://dorade.org/SD15+Dorade.pdf
July 2, 2012
Douglas Adkins to give a presentation on Dorade at the New York Yacht Club this fall. http://dorade.org/nyyc-adkins.pdf
June 28, 2012
Dorade arrived at its home dock, the IYRS dock in Newport, RI early this morning, June 28, 2012. The seas were rough the last 48 hours, but all was well with both crew and the boat. (The SPOT tracking devised failed the last two days.)