Dorade Team
November 22, 2011
Never mind the turquoise water! This post is for Paul, the gentleman building a scale model of DORADE for the SFYC. Paul spent a good bit of time on the phone trying to convince me that these pins were here on the rail at the mizzen last fall. Well, with credit to Tom at MHBW […]
November 17, 2011
After two productive days at Yacht Haven in St. Thomas, we delivered DORADE around to St. John. We have a mooring in Coral Harbor to use as home base until Matt and Pam arrive next month. The island hop went well in some very typical Caribbean conditions. Just outside the harbor in St. Thomas, we […]
November 15, 2011
Good bye Rhode Island! Hello Caribbean! DORADE made the transit on Dockwise safely with no damage, other than a lot of salt and soot. The off loading went as well as could be expected. It was a challenge explaining to the Russian line handlers that DORADE backs in circles, and that they would need to keep […]
November 10, 2011
"I got to sail her one year with Olin Stephens. The primary thing is the boat speaks to you if you're out of trim, and when you're in the right trim, it's the most beautiful thing to sail in the world. Plus, everyone who gets on the boat is so enamored with the name and […]
November 7, 2011
From Dick Enersen [email protected] Swiftsure Race, early 60s. The course leaves Brochy Ledge off Victoria and goes out the Straits of Juan de Fuca. This requires avoiding Race Rocks, which lie off Vancouver Island and do not have a required side. As the boat approaches the rocks, hard on the wind, G. Franklin Eddy (the […]
November 7, 2011
Lindsey caught these photos from Fort Adams on an early sunday morning walk.
November 6, 2011
DORADE loaded onto SUPER SERVANT 4 this morning. A full ship for this passage to St. Thomas. It was the perfect morning for it, and all boats were loaded quickly and safely. The ship plans to depart Tuesday with unloading scheduled for the 13th. The loading was delayed a day due to high winds. Photo […]
November 6, 2011
With the recent refit, all of systems on Dorade were upgraded. These upgrades include state-of-the-art navigational, weather and communications capabilities. Dorade now has on-board the navigational, weather and communications capabilities normally found in a modern ocean racing boat. Jim Thompson of Island Yacht Services has worked hard to make this happen. This is a […]
November 5, 2011
Shot by Dick Enersen on an afternoon sail off Shilshoe Marina, Seattle.
November 5, 2011
Dorade at Bannisters Wharf in Newport, RI awaiting loading onto Dockwise Yacht Transport (DYT) www.yacht-transport.com tomorrow morning to transport to St. Thomas, USVI for the winter Caribbean season. Dorade is docked next to Nirvana. Nirvana is a 65' classic Bermudan Yawl designed by John G. Alden and built in 1950 by Henry R Hinkley & Co. […]
November 4, 2011
How long have you been an StFYC member and why do you join? I have been a member of St. Francis Yacht Club since 1976. I joined the StFYC for the fellowship of great sailing and boating community that StFYC provides. How did you become involved in sailing? As a young boy I learned to […]
November 4, 2011
MAINSHEET 22 November 2011 By R.C. Keefe, Curator & Historian Jim Flood brought “Dorade” to the St. Francis Yacht Club in late 1935. At the time she was the most famous racing yacht in the world. The 53’ yawl was designed by Olin Stephens for his father’s account, and built by the Minneford Yacht Yard, […]
November 3, 2011
Pictured above, Harry and Joe. Loughborough Marine Interests LLC has had q pretty good run of it these past several years, and Joe is a deserving fellow and long-time classic-boat owner. Restoration Quarterly: Restoration Quarterly: You seem like a fellow with boats in your DNA. Where did it all start? Joe Loughborough: In England with […]
October 31, 2011
Watercolor of Dorade under sail by Mohamad Farzan, President of Sail Newport.
October 31, 2011
Good Morning Matt, Boat back at LMI and full wrap up of projects underway. A quick list of what is current. Measuring and building lifeline wires this AM. Deck repair ready for caulking with TDS. Spreader down lights being installed. These are nice brass fittings to capture the LED lamps. Radar bracket mount in the […]