Dorade Team
June 21, 2014
At 5am this morning Dorade took the lead in the IRC Overall standings, in first place just ahead of rives potts' Carina, winner of two Bermuda races. shes holding her own several hours later, now in third but going strong. GO GIRL GO! track the race at the Pantaenius Website. Pam
June 19, 2014
This Friday, Dorade will take on another major challenge in her ocean racing campaign, joining 164 other boats in the 49th Newport to Bermuda Race, a journey of 635 miles. At 84, she will be one of the oldest boats in the race, if not the oldest, and given her TransPac win last year, the […]
June 9, 2014
The initial boatyard phase is always a little soul destroying. You go from order to complete disorder very quickly. By disorder I do not mean that the wheels have fallen off this project, far from it but rather everything has to look worse before it can get better. As I write this sitting in the […]
June 2, 2014
It has been a busy week so far and there are no signs of slowing up ahead. After a productive training session a week ago with the Bermuda race crew on board, we got straight into the thick of what is basically a mini refit pre Bermuda race. New nipper Tim Cope arrived on the […]
June 2, 2014
An article on the Sparkman & Stephens Association's website about Dorade's latest activities. It highlights her race victories from the 1930's as well as her recent Transpac win in 2013. The article also mentions the restoration work done on the yacht and Matt Brooks' plans to enter Dorade in all the races where she was […]
May 28, 2014
Today, Dorade was hauled-out for her Bermuda Race preparation. All looking good, no nasty surprises!
May 27, 2014
An article from New York Yacht Club Magazine's Spring 2014 Volume 27 Number 1 issue. The article titled "Transpac" recalls Dorade's 2013 Transpac victory seventy-seven years after she first won the race in the 1930's. The article highlights Matt Brooks' achievements as a NYYC member and recognized them by receiving the Mosbacher Trophy as New […]
May 27, 2014
Classic Boat Magazine June 2014 issue's article on Dorade’s Transpac 2013 victory. The Magazine cover is aptly titled " Winning Again - 1930 yawl takes the Transpac". The main article titled "How Dorade won the Transpac" narrates how Dorade won the 2013 edition of the Transpac race. Interviews with Eric "Chewy" Chowanski and Matt Wachowicz, […]
May 27, 2014
A selection of images from the 6th edition of the RORC CARIBBEAN 600 FEBRUARY 2014, Antigua lifted from the race's Magazine.
May 20, 2014
Cruising Club of America Newsletter’s (CCA GAM) Spring 2014 issue article write-up of Matt Brooks as a new member. It tells of Matt Brooks' passion for racing and cruising classic wooden boats. The article mentions the two boats that Matt owns and races competitively, namely: the Dorade and Lucie. It also mentions Matt's accolades as […]
May 20, 2014
The Honolulu Race - An article from Yachting Magazine April 1946 Issue. It mentions Dorade's exploits and sweep of the Bermuda, Transatlantic, Fastnet and Transpac races. Click here to read the article.
May 19, 2014
We arrived safely this morning, the boat is in great shape and we have just finished giving her a big deep clean. We didn't get much sleep if any last night with some big winds behind us. Off for a bite to eat now with the guys and an early night. Ben
May 16, 2014
Not far to go now, its been a fast trip! We took a bit of a beating in the stream yesterday. A couple of waves that hit the hull made me do a check over the side to make sure we had not split the hull open. Definitely the worst sound bellow that I ever […]
May 15, 2014
We have just slipped into the gulf stream, The water temperature has risen sharply but everything else is much like normal apart from going a bit more sideways. Breeze is over 20 kts and from behind us so boat speeds have been up into the 11+ regularly and we are getting some good surfing in. […]