Built in 1929, the 52-foot yawl Dorade has won more ocean races than any other yacht in history and on June 28th, she will attempt to repeat her first and most significant win, when she takes on the 2015 Transatlantic Race from Newport, R.I. to Plymouth, U.K. Dorade first made her mark in the sailing world …
“She’s gorgeous, beautiful, fast and famous.” – Douglas Adkins, Author of Dorade: The History of an Ocean Racing Yacht “I was introduced to Dorade when I was a little boy, when my father pointed her out to me at the Seattle Yacht Club. He told me that she had won the Transatlantic Race and the …
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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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