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The Dutch crew helmed by two-time Yngling World Champion Maarten Jamin won the 2012 Yngling Open Springtime Championship held May 2-5, 2012 in Riva del Garda, Italy. This year 27 teams from Austria, The Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland participated in the classic Springtime event organized by Fraglia Vela Riva.

The eight race series was over four days with medium-strong winds. The Dutch crew of Maarten Jamin, Jaap Smolders and Menno Berens won by 9 points over Austrians Mayr-Knittel-Spaengler.

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The 2012 Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta hosted by the Annapolis Yacht Club was held May 4-6, 2012. Congratulations to the crew of Matros for winning the S2 7.9 fleet and to the crew of Rebel for finishing 3rd in the same class.

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Shockwave wins IRC Division 2012 Charleston Race Week

The 2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week was held April 19-22. In its 16th year, Charleston Race Week was the biggest it has ever been – with 257 boats.

George Sakellaris’ Mini Maxi Shockwave with a full Doyle Stratis inventory won the IRC division at the 2012 Charleston Race Week, winning 7 of the 8 races. At 72-feet, Shockwave is the largest boat to date to enter Charleston Race Week and benefited greatly from Doyle’s in-depth CFD analysis.

In the first ever 40-boat Viper 640 fleet, Doyle finished 1-2. Jason Carroll and team on Argo sailed a great event to win the class, with Doyle’s Brad Boston and team on Jackpot finishing in 2nd. This is the 3rd year in a row that Doyle sails have powered the winner of the Viper 640 Class at Charleston Race Week.

Doyle sails dominated the Ultimate 20 class with all boats powered by Doyle sails. Keith Ziegler just beat out BJ Jones to finish 1-2. Ziegler and Jones finished with 11 and 12 points respectively, trading 1st and 2nd place finishes in each race.

Jay Rhame's Viper 640

Congratulations to Gary Weisberg and team on J/109 Heat Wave for their 2nd place finish in the PHRF C Division.

All the winning Doyle Sails were designed and crafted in North America. Call your local Doyle loft and start winning.

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Congratulations to Doyle customers Joe Brownley on Shokran and Ed Crook on Strathspey for their wins in the Farr 1020 Nationals held April 21-22, 2012.

Shokran was the overall winner this year and showed impressive speed and consistency in the often frustrating conditions to record their win. And congratulations to Strathspey who took the handicap title.

Both boats sported Doyle inventories, including Doyle Stratis Genoas. Shokran has the GPx, Carbon/Technora, Race Genoa with a clear Film/Film laminate. While Strathspey has the GPc, All Kevlar Genoa, with a single layer of Taffeta for improved durability.

Congratulations again to both Joe & Ed for their impressive results!

The Farr 1020 is a one design 10.2 meter racing/cruising keelboat that originated from the drawing board of Bruce Farr in 1983. The Farr 1020 is a recognized National Keelboat class in New Zealand. While most of the over 150 Farr 1020′s built are located in New Zealand, a number can also be found in Australia, the Pacific Islands and the United States.

Congratulations to Australian team of David Clark, Andrew Smith and Alan Smith for winning the Zhik 2012 International Etchells Class Australian Championship. In second place was Jud Smith, Mark Johnson and Nik Burfoot. While the 61-boat fleet was stacked with talent, the top 2 teams were powered by Doyle Etchells sails.

As well as supplying sails to winning boats, Doyle personnel have a strong pedigree within the Etchells fleet. Doyle sailmakers and designers are well represented on the Etchells World Championship winners’ roster.

Jud Smith, head of Doyle Sailmakers One Design department, was the 2006 Etchells World Champion and has won the Etchells US Championships six times.

Doyle South East Queensland’s Bucky Smith won the Etchells World Championship in 2009, and Doyle Lake Macquarie’s Peter McNeill won the World Championship in 2004.

Doyle lofts from around the world are fortunate to have access to the sail designs from these winning teams. Open communication between lofts internationally ensures that up-to-date feedback on the latest designs and technology is available to all lofts in the Doyle group. Bucky Smith and Peter McNeill are particularly active in the development of Etchells sails for Australian conditions.

With the 2012 Etchells Worlds being sailed out of Sydney’s Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron February 20-25, 2012, Doyle’s Rushcutters Bay loft is ideally placed to service any sails that need attention.

Bucky Smith, Peter McNeill and Jud Smith will all be competing in the 2012 Etchells Worlds.

Call Doyle Australia on 02 9361 4836 or email to service(at)doyleaustralia.com to arrange free pick up and redelivery.

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Final Zhik 2012 Etchells Australian Championship Results
Zhik Etchells Nationals: Amateur team beat out professional rivals
Zhik 2012 Etchells National Championship: Clark’s unusual pathway to success

Doyle Sailmakers scores big again at the St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta held February 17-19, 2012. In the San Juan 21 Class, 14 boats ( the second largest class!) raced over a wide range of conditions – from 6 knots and rainy all the way to 20+ knots and lumpy.

Sails supplied by Doyle Inner Banks took the first 3 places overall as well as a first and second in the Working Sails Division – Our Class race within a race.

The San Juan 21 Class used this regatta as a Mid-Winters and the East Coast responded – half the fleet was from outside Florida. Congrats to Fisk/Steve Hayden for their Class win and Margaret Alexander/LuAnn Parins as the Working Sails winner. The versatility and durability of Doyle Sails shines through – no new sails were used for this regatta!

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Complete 2012 St Petersburg NOOD Results

Mark Mendelblatt (Miami, Fla.) and Brian Fatih (Miami, Fla.) won a bronze medal in the Star Class at the 2011 Perth Worlds, earning them the USA berth at the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth. Read the interview after their selection to the Olympic Team:
Harken: Interview Mark Mendelblatt, Star

Photo Credit: Leandro Spina