In the Golden Age of Offshore Racing
Since the book was released on Amazon it has already made it as far as Hawaii! Big thanks to Ellen Hocker for sharing these photos with her friend Mauricio Barbis, a veteran of trans-oceanic travels himself.
More talks coming up in 2019:
In 2019, Dick has two talks already planned in the UK, with more to follow:
Hope to see you there!
Another successful presentation, this time at the New York Yacht Club (Newport) on the 20th of October. In attendance were yachting writer John Rousmaniere, who wrote the introduction to Dick’s book; Dick’s long time friend Sandy Weld; plus Harry Anderson, the éminence grise of American yachting. As Dick remarks: “Never heard so many questions asked after a lecture at the NYYC.” Congratulations Dick and a very big thank you to the NYYC for hosting such an enjoyable event!
Dick’s presentation at the Royal Ocean Racing Club in London was a success, featuring a fantastic turnout and a wonderful reception!
Note the photo of Dick at the entrance to the ‘Fastnet Room’. It was here that he spent many hours helping to create the International Offshore Racing Rule (IOR) during the late 1960s.
Check out who’s on the cover of the New York Yacht Club newsletter! Looking forward to Dick’s talk there in October.
Dick presents the book to long time friend Sandy Weld. Sandy has been one of the most important figures in Dick’s sailing career and features countless times in the book. He is also the author of The Leading Edge, which details his experiences in ocean racing with Dick.
Following his success at the Royal Western Yacht Club, Dick will be giving presentations to promote his book at both the RORC (Royal Ocean Racing Club) in London (October 1st) and at the New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI (October 20th).
Big news! The first advance copy of Dick’s book has arrived. Here he is at his family’s summer house in the village of Cataumet, on Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod, where all of his sailing began.
Dick’s second design after RABBIT was TINA. Dick skippered TINA to win the 1966 One Ton Cup in Copenhagen. To celebrate 50 years of TINA, Yachting Classique magazine ran a cover story on her featuring the TINA sister ship PERSEPHONE (ex-ZEEHAAS, ex-GAZELA).
