In the Golden Age of Offshore Racing
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).
Dick gave a presentation about some of his most famous designs at the Royal Western Yacht Club in Plymouth. He was also awarded a plaque by the President of Yacht Club Classique, Pierre-Loïc Chantereau.
Dick Carter’s first design, RABBIT, was recently and impeccably restored 50 years after her famous Fastnet win in 1965. Here she is at the Yacht Club Italiano, thoroughly enjoying la dolce vita in Italy. Check out ‘Restoration of RABBIT’ to find out more!
Once employed by Dick and now a successful yacht designer himself, Bob Perry writes of In the Golden Age:
“Beautifully illustrated with photos and technical drawings this has to be one of the very best books on yachts and yacht design I have ever read. It’s a fun book to read as it takes you, step by step through the world of designing racing yachts at the highest level.”