After wrapping up at LMI, Ben and crew moved Dorade to the docks at IYRS. After speaking with the crew everyone is in high spirits and is happy with the state of Dorade. The crew have arrived in Newport along with Matt Brooks and Pam Levy. The positive energy coming from uniting Dorade with …
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!
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 …