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March 25, 2015  |  By Dorade Team

Newport, Rhode Island

Greg Stewart, Matt, and I arrived here in Newport just in time for a new dusting of snow in Joe Loughborough’s yard, where Dorade has spent the winter. Hannah, Nick, Shae Weston and a team of painters and carpenters have been working on several projects simultaneously, most documented here in other blog entries and in these photos. Saturday night we joined a crowd of well wishers at the New York Yacht Club at Harbour Court for the unveiling of a model of Dorade, built by Rob Napier, which will be installed in the club’s famous model room in New York City later this week. It was definitely a banner occasion, as we were honored to have Olin’s son Sam Stephens, daughter-in-law Carol Stephens, grandson Olin Stephens IV and his wife in attendance. We peppered them with questions about Olin and Rod, and were delighted when they agreed to come visit Dorade in the shed on Sunday, signing a newly crafted cutting board for the galley with good luck wishes for the upcoming Transatlantic Race. We look forward to having them down to Newport again when it warms up and the boat is back in the water, so they can experience her in all her glory!

At 85 she's still trim and beautiful
At 85 she’s still trim and beautiful

First coat of AllWood goes onto the caprail
First coat of AllWood goes onto the caprail

Good luck wishes from the Stephens family
Good luck wishes from the Stephens family

Hull down to bare wood in preparation for fairing
Hull down to bare wood in preparation for fairing
It's been a long cold winter here in the yard
It’s been a long cold winter here in the yard

Matt and Hannah examine the hull
Matt and Hannah examine the hull

Matt and Sam Stephens, Olin's son
Matt and Sam Stephens, Olin’s son

Matt with members of the Stephens family
Matt with members of the Stephens family

Naval architect Greg Stewart finesses the new masthead fitting
Naval architect Greg Stewart finesses the new masthead fitting

Olin's grandson Olin Stephen IV
Olin’s grandson Olin Stephen IV

Shae Weston works his magic on the wiring in the nav station
Shae Weston works his magic on the wiring in the nav station

The Stephens family visit Dorade in the shed
The Stephens family visit Dorade in the shed

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Dorade is to windward in a fleet of classics at th Dorade is to windward in a fleet of classics at the breezy start of the 165th NYYC Annual Regatta. The 2019 event, held in Newport, RI, Dorade earned 2nd place in the Two-Day Series, Classics 1 Division.

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Dorade is to windward in a fleet of classics at the breezy start of the 165th NYYC Annual Regatta. The 2019 event, held in Newport, RI, Dorade earned 2nd place in the Two-Day Series, Classics 1 Division.

[📸: NYYC/Daniel Forster]

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“I was lucky: I had a goal. As far back as I can “I was lucky: I had a goal. As far back as I can remember I wanted to design fast boats,” writes Olin Stephens in the opening words of his autobiography, All This and Sailing Too, which we heartily recommend. Today you can read another take on Olin and his brother Rod in our latest blog post, at the link in our bio—a look back at the two-part feature story on the Stephen Brothers written by Morton M. Hunt for The New Yorker's September 1957 issue. In this excerpt, we pick up the story with the publication of Olin’s first design in Yachting magazine and the beginning of the partnership that became the pre-eminent yacht design firm of the mid-20th century, Sparkman & Stephens. A yacht named Dorade was soon to follow…

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“I was lucky: I had a goal. As far back as I can remember I wanted to design fast boats,” writes Olin Stephens in the opening words of his autobiography, All This and Sailing Too, which we heartily recommend. Today you can read another take on Olin and his brother Rod in our latest blog post, at the link in our bio—a look back at the two-part feature story on the Stephen Brothers written by Morton M. Hunt for The New Yorker's September 1957 issue. In this excerpt, we pick up the story with the publication of Olin’s first design in Yachting magazine and the beginning of the partnership that became the pre-eminent yacht design firm of the mid-20th century, Sparkman & Stephens. A yacht named Dorade was soon to follow…

[📸: Unknown]

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Racing in rough water at Antigua in 2012. [📸: Racing in rough water at Antigua in 2012.

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Racing in rough water at Antigua in 2012.

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Team Dorade celebrates winning 1st overall in the Team Dorade celebrates winning 1st overall in the 2013 Transpac at the trophy ceremony. A stunning achievement as part of her "Return to Blue Water Campaign," the crew took to the podium 77 years after Dorade won the race for the first time. 

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Team Dorade celebrates winning 1st overall in the 2013 Transpac at the trophy ceremony. A stunning achievement as part of her "Return to Blue Water Campaign," the crew took to the podium 77 years after Dorade won the race for the first time.

[📸: @sharon_green_ultimatesailing ]

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