Dorade Specifications: LOA: 52’0″ LWL: 37′ 3″ Beam: 10′ 3″ Draft: 7′ 7″ Design Number: 7 Designer: Sparkman & Stephens Contract Date: 1929 Contract Owner: S&S flagship Built: Minneford Yacht Yard of City Island, New York Contract Price: $28,000 Stephens “With Dorade, I only had intuition to guide me,” When Dorade was launched she floated …
The Stuart Knockabout is a splendid example of her pedigree. She is exceptionally fast and, therefore, a joy to sail. She also has surprising power, considering her modest sail plan, and is not slowed perceptibly by an oncoming sea. She is comfortable and forgiving, and with every unnecessary piece of complicated gear absent, what is …
27 DECEMBER 2012: MAJOR REFIT FOR CLASSIC SAILBOAT ‘ALERT’ Claasen Shipyards is an experienced yard with a well-filled order portfolio. One of its current projects is the refit of the classic sailboat Alert, which was first launched in 1948. This is a unique project due to the yacht’s rich history and emotional value to the …
The classic 1930s ocean-racing yacht Bloodhound, owned by Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip in the 1960s and aboard which Prince Charles and Princess Anne learned to sail, was purchased by The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust in 2010. She is now on display alongside Britannia in Edinburgh as part of the Royal Sailing Exhibition. …
Brooklin Boat Yard December Update Two Eggemoggin 47 cockpits are being assembled and the house for Eggemoggin 47 (hull #3) is nearing completion. the completed hull for Eggemoggin 47 (hull #3) with bulkheads and longitudinal girders installed has been moved out of the Main Shop to the Paint Shop where as of this writing the …