In 1939, Johan Anker designed a 12 metre, shortly before he passed away, called design no. 434. The following year, due to the outbreak of war his design No. 434 was never built. Robbe & Berking Classics, of Flensburg Germany, retrieved the complete set of drawings and constructing this remarkable 12 Metre Class design …
Sunday June 21, 2015 Newport Rhode Island – One week from today Dorade’s quest to repeat her 1931 Transatlantic Race victory will kick off in Newport, R.I. Take a step back in time with this excerpt from Dorade’s logbook* on July 6, 1931, two days into her last 2,800 mile race, courtesy of Mystic Seaport. …
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2015 Transatlantic Yacht Race – (June 21st Update) – One reason that this year’s Transatlantic Race may take longer than ones in the past is the presence of icebergs further south in the Atlantic. This will force the fleet to go further east before turning north into the Great Circle Route. The unusually cold …
Described by Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide as “one of Connecticut’s Top 20 Events for the Summer,” the three-day WoodenBoat Show offers something for all wooden boat enthusiasts and marine history buffs. Wooden boats of every type — large and small, old and new, power, sail, oar and paddle — will be on display including cruising …
Dorade’s Quest to Repeat her 1931 Transatlantic Race Victory On Saturday July 4th 1931, with a light southwesterly breeze building, ten boats headed for the starting line near Brenton Reef Lightship LV 39, Newport Rhode Island. It was now one o’clock in the afternoon when Herbert L. Stone and Edwin H. Tucker of the Cruising …