Dorade Team
May 17, 2012
Position Report: May 17 Position: She is at the IYRS Dock in Newport, RI Comments: Looks to be in good condition. Terry Nathan President, IYRS May 16 Distance Run from last Reported Position: 201.1 Km or 124.96 statue miles or 108.58 nautical miles. Date: 5/16/2012 Time: 1030UTC Weather: Wind 185 at 22 Knots, gusting 29 […]
May 16, 2012
Photos from the Spaulding Center. Matt and Greg gave a presentation on Dorade’s history since 1929 to today. http://www.spauldingcenter.org/events/Dorade.html
May 15, 2012
Excellent video clip from the 2012 St. Maarten Heineken Regatta. Click here to advance video to the Dorade feature
May 14, 2012
View as PDF document http://dorade.org/2012DoradeSpecifications.pdf Complied by Greg Stewart, Naval Architect, Nelson/Marek Yacht Design, Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
May 12, 2012
We are all set to leave Bermuda now. Just finished doing the last few jobs and are about to go out for some dinner and get an early night. We intend to leave at first light or just before. Our ETA to Newport is Thursday sometime and I believe we are going to Joe’s LMI […]
May 10, 2012
It looks like we have a nice big high for the trip up now so that will be good for the boat and us. Jessie has the routing covered and I've been pretty impressed so far. Hopefully we will bring the Bermuda sunshine with us. We have serviced all the winches and inspected the mountings […]
May 10, 2012
The students have been working diligently on all of the fine details. The mahogany rubrail and oak inwales have been installed and make the dinghy look amazing. The students have taken great pains to make everything fit just right. They are cutting the transom and stem to finish off the sheer and then will be […]
May 10, 2012
The Antigua to Newport Delivery Crew, Ben, Rory and Bush are busy with maintenance while waiting for better weather.
May 7, 2012
A few more photographs of Team Dorade in action at the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta captured by photographer Cory Silken. Additional photos can be found in Silken's Gallery
April 29, 2012
The May issue has a fabulous article on Dorade written by crew member Chris Museler. Article in pdf form linked below. Classic Boat Magazine
April 29, 2012
We are getting the final bits and bobs done today. I have to run around and pay off outstanding accounts and bills. I got two coats of varnish on everything on deck although it did slow us up a little bit due to an entire day of rain. I have a handheld iridium for communication […]
April 27, 2012
DORADE wins multiple honors in Antigua, for a clean sweep of Caribbean Series DORADE continues to rack up wins in a campaign designed to prepare her for a return to ocean racing, coming in first in her class in the 2012 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. This victory follows overall class wins at both the St. […]
April 27, 2012
Dorade featured in Yachting World Magazine. Full article here
April 24, 2012
It’s not breaking news that sailboats can make people do nutty things, but every now and then there comes along an example of sailboat lust defeating rational behavior that is so gaudy it takes our breath away...Read Article