Transatlantic
June 28, 2015
"We all have a deep affection for Dorade, and great respect for Olin and Rod Stephens. We want to do the boat and her makers proud by sailing her well, and hopefully matching her performance when she was a brand new boat, back in 1931. But we also recognize that she's an 85-year-old lady and […]
June 27, 2015
Built in 1929, the 52-foot yawl Dorade has won more ocean races than any other yacht in history and on June 28th, she will attempt to repeat her first and most significant win, when she takes on the 2015 Transatlantic Race from Newport, R.I. to Plymouth, U.K. Dorade first made her mark in the sailing world […]
June 26, 2015
“I hope you have about 10,000 pages, because I could fill them, I can tell you that.” – RC Keefe, St. Francis Yacht Club Commodore 1979 “I think of Dorade as the yacht that really put the St. Francis Yacht Club, here in San Francisco, on the map. Nobody knew much about St. Francis […]
June 25, 2015
“She’s gorgeous, beautiful, fast and famous.” – Douglas Adkins, Author of Dorade: The History of an Ocean Racing Yacht “I was introduced to Dorade when I was a little boy, when my father pointed her out to me at the Seattle Yacht […]
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!
June 22, 2015
"It’s a treat to sail a boat with her history that still sails so beautifully. It’s a fast boat and can obviously sail quite well.” -- John Burnham, Editorial Director Boats.com "I did a lot of offshore sailing when I was younger and then stuck to inshore one designs when I started a family, but as […]
June 21, 2015
A week from today, Dorade’s quest to repeat her 1931 Transatlantic Race victory will kick off with the start of the 2015 Transatlantic Race in Newport, R.I. What follows is an excerpt from Dorade’s logbook* on July 6, 1931, two days into her last 2,800 mile race. Throughout the 2015 race we will be sharing excerpts […]
June 20, 2015
After the Rolex Fastnet in August, the 52-foot yawl Dorade will have sailed approximately 18,000 nautical miles in total during the Return to Blue Water campaign. If you include the miles that Dorade will be in transit, via boat or truck, it will be a total of 32,000 miles. To put it in perspective, the […]
June 19, 2015
“The coolest yacht in the history of yachting.” – Brad Read, Executive Director Sail Newport "My father owned a yawl so I had the opportunity to sail onboard a lot as a kid and always thought that the yawl concept was great. If you grew up in the 80s and were interested in the America’s Cup, […]
June 18, 2015
In ten days, on June 28, the legendary ocean racing yacht Dorade will attempt to repeat her first and most significant victory when she embarks on the 2015 Transatlantic Race from Newport, R.I. to Plymouth, U.K. The 52-foot yawl first made her mark in the sailing world in 1931, when her then-21-year-old designer Olin Stephens, along […]
June 16, 2015
We have been very busy getting prepared for the Transatlantic race coming very shortly. Ben Galloway has joined me here at Dorade. Ben and I have been going through every detail and task to be prepared for this race. Ben has all the little tricks and secrets to put Dorade at her full potential. With […]