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Congratulations to Bill Lynn and the crew of the J/105 Shooting Star for winning the J/105 class in the 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta and being named the Overall Winner of the Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta, winning the event’s top prize, a trip to the British Virgin Islands. The Overall winners from each of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regattas will complete in the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Championship Regatta in the British Virgin Islands in November, courtesy of Sunsail.

When Laurie Willard realized he was unable to skipper his J/105 Shooting Star for the Marblehead NOOD, he asked Bill Lynn to skipper. With Bill Lynn at the helm, the Shooting Star crew included Ben Willard (Laurie’s son), Matt Contorchick and his wife, Catherine Sullivan, Chris Hufstader, and Hannah Lynn (Bill’s daughter). After 6 races with one throw out, Shooting Star edged out Got Qi? by one
point to win the class and go on to be named the Overall Winner of the 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD. Shooting Star was powered by all Doyle sails.

A total of ten classes and 169 entrants competed in the Marblehead NOOD held July 28-31, 2011 by the Corinthian Yacht Club. Doyle customers dominated the regatta, winning eight classes. George Spiecker’s Airtha won the Alerion 28 class. Wade Edwards’ Riva won the Etchells class, with Ethan Doyle finishing 3rd. In the IOD fleet, Doyle customer Bruce Dyson’s Gypsy dominated the fleet to win by an 11-point margin. Ken Deyett’s Jeroboam won the J/30 class. Bill Lynn won the J/105 class. Doyle powered customers swept the Rhodes 19 fleet, with Pete Kaznoski and Evan Cooke’s Sundance, Chris Small’s Swing Room and Kim Pandapas’ Mo Hotta Mo Betta finishing 1-2-3. Doyle’s Tomas Hornos won the Sonar fleet, while Bart Snow’s NOLO won the Town Class.

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Congratulations to Bill and Renee Heffernan and Julie Savage for winning the Rhodes 19 2010 National Championship. The National Championship, hosted by the Corinithian Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA, boasted the largest turnout in its history with 46 boats competing. Sailors came from as far away as Alabama, Illinois and Louisiana, but it was the local sailors powered by Doyle sails who dominated the regatta taking the top 10 spots.

While races were cancelled on Day 1, shifty winds kept the race committee busy on Days 2 and 3. The Heffernans, who are members of the Corinithian Yacht Club, won the event in their home waters. Kim Pandapas finished 2nd just 1 point behind the Heffernans. Chris Small and Doug Trees came in 3rd, 1 point ahead of 2008 Rhodes 19 National Champion Charlie Pendleton who came in 4th.

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So Many Rhodes Traveled: Locals Dominate National Sailing Championship Event by Christina Pandapas

Over 170 boats and over 1,000 sailors competed in the four-day-long Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta hosted by Boston Yacht Club July 22-25, 2010. After taking first place in the Sonar class, Russ Silvestri of San Francisco, California was named the overall winner of the Sperry Top-Sider Marblehead NOOD Regatta, winning the event’s top prize, a trip to the British Virgin Islands. The Overall winners from each of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regattas will complete in the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Championship Regatta in the British Virgin Islands in November aboard Sunsail 39s.

There were 27-boat Sonar Class, Silvestri and crew John Collins, Julie Papanek, and Holt Conbon on Black Tulip entered the final day of racing in 5th place, but a 1st place finish in the final race ended the series in a three-way tie with Larry Ehrhardt and Sam Altreuter, defending Marblehead NOOD Sonar Class Champion and 2009 Marblehead NOOD Overall Winner. With a 1st in the final race, the tiebreaker went to Silvestri. Ehrhardt and Altreuter rounded out the top three, respectively. Silvestri is new to the Sonar class, this being only his second regatta. Russ was powered by all new 2010 Doyle main and jib designs.

In the J/105 class, congratulations to Doyle customers Fred Denapoli for his 2nd place finish, Kevin Colcord’s 3rd place finish, and Jon Wales’ 5th.

Doyle customers took the top 10 slots in the Rhodes 19 class. Charlie Pendleton and Jim Raisides defended their NOOD title, while Kim and Christina Pandapas took 2nd, and Chris Small finished 3rd. The 2010 Rhodes 19 Class National Championships takes place on August 18, 19 and 20 in Marblehead at the Corinthian Yacht Club.

In the Star Class, full Doyle inventories powered the Jud Smith and Tomas Hornos, finishing 1,2 respectively. A Doyle jib powered 3rd place finisher Ken Woods.

In the J-30 fleet, congratulations to Doyle customer Luke Buxton, competing with a Doyle Genoa. 2nd place finisher Ken Deyett used a full inventory of Doyle sails. The 2010 J/30 North Americans will be held August 6th, 7th and 8th in Marblehead, hosted by the Boston Yacht Club.

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Doyle Sails powered the top 3 finishers at the 2009 Cape Ann Championship hosted by the Eastern Point Yacht Club on August 9th.

1st – Eben Moulton
2nd – Ben Richardson
3rd – Zak O’Brien

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Congratulations to Charlie Pendleton, Jim Raisides and crew on Bight Me for winning the 2008 Rhodes 19 Nationals held at the New Bedford Yacht Club. Bight Me, powered by an all Doyle inventory, also won the Don Quixote Trophy and the Novice Trophy. When you want to put in a winning performance, contact your local Doyle loft at 800-94-DOYLE.

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Over 180 boats competed at the 11th annual Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta in Marblehead held July 24-27, 2008. Congratulations to Doyle customers who won the following classes: Etchells (Riva), IOD (Gypsy), J/105 (Steelaway), Town Class (Patience), Sonar (Bill Lynn), Alerion Express 28 (Tumbler), and Rhodes 19 (Sheerboom).

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