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Dorade sails upwind

July 17, 2019

Working the right side of the two upwind legs was a key to success on the regatta's second day.

July 15, 2019

The website editor goes sailing with Team Dorade during the New York Yacht Club's 175th Anniversary Regatta.
Dorade Sonny Nirvana New York Yacht Club 165th Annual Regatta

June 18, 2019

Strong winds provided Team Dorade with a full workout over three days in their season-opening regatta.
Varnished sailboat block in Latigo leather

May 16, 2019

The elk hide block covers were worn out and it was time for new leather. A closer look at what's involved.

April 23, 2019

Dorade will compete in the 3570-mile race from Los Angeles to Tahiti, beginning May 28, 2020. The Transpac Tahiti Race has been raced 15 times between 1925 and 2012.
San Francisco Bay pilot boat

December 20, 2018

Dorade's owner, Matt Brooks, has been appointed to California’s Board of Pilot Commissioners, following in his father’s footsteps.

August 14, 2018

On a rainy sunday, the Dorade team had one race, sailed well, and won the Astor Cup with NYYC Rear Commodore Chris Culver at the helm.

July 2, 2018

Swift and Dorade won the two divisions of the Onion Patch Series, skippered by Paige Krumweide and Pam Rorke Levy, respectively.

June 25, 2018

The Onion Patch features the Newport Bermuda Race, New York YC 164th Annual Regatta and Royal Bermuda YC Anniversary Regatta.

June 24, 2018

Named for the deck vent designed by the Stephens brothers, the Dorade Trophy features a beautifully aged vent mounted on teak decking.

June 20, 2018

The 666nm Newport to Bermuda race may have been one of the lighter wind years but the competition was still fierce.

June 13, 2018

The team took the class win for Friday’s Around the Island Race and fifth in class in Saturday and Sunday’s racing (both in ORR-Navigator Class).
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