Dorade
  • ABOUT
    • Team Dorade
    • Specs
    • Contact
  • HISTORY
    • Past Campaigns
  • RESULTS
  • MEDIA
    • Press
    • Photos
    • Video
  • BLOG
  • ABOUT
    • Team Dorade
    • Specs
    • Contact
  • HISTORY
    • Past Campaigns
  • RESULTS
  • MEDIA
    • Press
    • Photos
    • Video
  • BLOG
July 17, 2013  |  By Dorade Team

Transpac Race Update 2013-07-17

Stress level is factor 10 on the boat. We have just received the daily position report, and overnight, and not only have we maintained our position at the top of our division, but we have jumped from 12th overall to 4th overall and are in contention for the Overall win. This makes the tension on board so thick you could cut it with a knife. It is still a long 3 days to Hawaii from here, and anything can happen, but we are putting the hammer down and pushing as hard as we can for the finish.

As of this morning, we still have 650 miles to go before the finish at Diamond Head. The boat is holding up well, with only a few minor gear breakages, all of which we have repaired and overcome. We have been averaging about 8.5 knots with about 12-17 knots of wind speed.

Skies are typically patchy clouds cover, with the occasional squall overhead, accompanied by the usual 22 knot gust.
We will, as always, persevere.

Graphic illustration is from Yellowbrick as of July 17, 2013 04:00 PDT

Previous StoryTranspac Race Update 2013-07-16
Next StoryTranspac Race Day 9

Follow Us

doradesailing1929

193

doradesailing1929

View

Mar 30

Open
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.

[📸: NYYC/Daniel Forster]

#doradeyacht #classicyacht #classicyachtregatta #nyycannualregatta #nyyc #pellbridge #newportri @sparkman_and_stephens @classicyachtoa

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]

#doradeyacht #classicyacht #classicyachtregatta #nyycannualregatta #nyyc #pellbridge #newportri @sparkman_and_stephens @classicyachtoa
...

doradesailing1929

View

Mar 26

Open
“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…

[📸: Unknown]

#doradeyacht #classicyacht #olinstephens @sparkman_and_stephens

“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]

#doradeyacht #classicyacht #olinstephens @sparkman_and_stephens
...

doradesailing1929

View

Mar 22

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

[📸: Tim Wright]

#doradeyacht #classicyacht #caribbeansailing #antigua @sparkman_and_stephens

Racing in rough water at Antigua in 2012.

[📸: Tim Wright]

#doradeyacht #classicyacht #caribbeansailing #antigua @sparkman_and_stephens
...

doradesailing1929

View

Mar 19

Open
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. 

[📸: @sharon_green_ultimatesailing ]

#doradeyacht #classicyacht #transpacificrace #transpac @sparkman_and_stephens @transpacrace

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 ]

#doradeyacht #classicyacht #transpacificrace #transpac @sparkman_and_stephens @transpacrace
...

Load More...
Dorade
Web Design by risingT