Restoration
April 13, 2016
The team is putting all the finishing touches on Dorade to get her in fighting shape for her 2016 season! The boats's deck furniture is back and installed and the belaying rail around the mast has new spindles. The forward hatch has been repaired and the burgee locker is back in place.. There was a lot of […]
April 12, 2016
Later this week, Dorade will be launched! Last week, the team brought the spars back to Hinckley in Portsmouth and Razz and Nick started dressing her over the weekend. Dorade arrived back home last year from a long and tough 2015 season and after a thorough review was conducted in December, the team decided that […]
April 11, 2016
Raz and Nick appear to be quite happy that Dorade's main mast has been safely delivered from winter maintenance to Jen Lange's Baltic Boat Works. One of the few dry, sunny days that we've had lately in Rhode Island. Still chilly, as you can probably tell!
March 30, 2016
Last fall, Dorade nipper Nick Bellico got the call: drive to Vermont this weekend and meet with Olin Stephens' son Sam, grandson Olin IV, and daughter-in-law Carol, and pick up several items that were used aboard Dorade back in the 1930s, including the sewing machine that crossed the Atlantic in 1931, a compass, and a […]
March 23, 2016
Every year around this time all the shipyards in New England open their overhead doors to enjoy the first reasonably warm days of spring. Dorade is making good progress and is on her way to an early launch day (the target date this year is April 15). A lot of coordination is now required to […]
March 2, 2016
It was a good month with much accomplished on Dorade; the confidence level of the team remains high and we expect everything will be done for the intended “splash date” of mid-April. According to Baltic Boatworks, the varnish and repair work on the spars are complete and the equipment has been put into storage in […]
February 19, 2016
It may not be sailing season for Dorade yet, but the team is still hard at work getting the 52-foot yawl in tip-top condition for what is sure to be a competitive year. Jens Lange, who specializes in the restoration and maintenance of classic wooden yachts, weighs in on the updates Dorade is currently undergoing: […]
June 23, 2015
Dorade is available for viewing at the IYRS in Newport, R.I. through until Sunday, June 28 when it starts the 2015 Transatlantic Race. The 52-foot yawl arrived this afternoon from Portsmouth, R.I. Stay tuned for an interview with President of IYRS, Terry Nathan, coming to the site shortly!
January 11, 2013
The year is already getting away from me and it seems like I was only on holiday a few days ago. 2013 is a very big year for Dorade with our racing schedule, constant improvements, delivery back from Hawaii in August, Americas cup in September, Breaking her down to transport back to Rhode island before […]
January 7, 2013
Attached is an article by Nick Jeffery in the REFIT 2013 annual, published by Boat International Media. The VPP error in the book - introduced by sub-editors (not the author who is a naval architect!) - has been corrected in this pdf. Christophe Jouany should also have a photo credit. http://dorade.org/Dorade_REFIT.pdf
January 18, 2012
A centerboard trunk has been constructed and will be installed further into the construction of the boat. Pictured is the dinghy with the mahogany sheer strakes steamed in place.
January 3, 2012
Photos from Buzzards Bay Yacht Services during the construction of the Sitka Spruce spars. http://www.buzzardsbayyachtservices.com/doradespars.html
January 17, 2011
A mile stone was reached over the weekend when we applied the first coat of varnish over the freshly stripped and stained cap rails.
January 14, 2011
Sometime in the mid 1800's an oak tree was felled in northern Ohio. Lacking chain saws or other powered saws, the lumber jacks squared up the tree to 16" X 30' - by hand with axe and adze. They then floated and shipped the wood to a shipyard in Charlestown, Boston. Intentionally buried in the […]