2025 ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART RACE DOYLE SAILS PREVIEW
This year marks 80 years of one of the world’s greatest ocean races, and as the sailing world turns its eyes toward Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day, anticipation is building for a truly historic edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The iconic 628-nautical-mile journey from Sydney to Constitution Dock in Hobart remains one of offshore […]
A STORMING DEBUT
Andrea Lacorte won the owner-driver title in his first 52 Super Series season, powered by Doyle Sails – and with four Doyle sailmakers on board. Words by Ivor Wilkins for Doyle Sails | Published Seahorse Magazine January 2026 The just-concluded 2025 TP52 Super Series season reaffirmed the intensity and high-level competition of the class with […]
SWIM4THEOCEAN
Live Ocean, together with endurance swimmer Jono Ridler, are taking on an extraordinary challenge: 1,000 miles in 90 days, a swim for the ocean. As a proud Live Ocean partner, Doyle Sails is behind Jono and the Live Ocean team as they push the limits to champion and protect the ocean we all depend on. […]
ON THE WATER WITH MATT LOVETT, DOYLE SAILS
Coast New Zealand caught up with Superyacht expert, Matt Lovett. Doyle Sails and Coast have worked together to repurpose sail cloth to create bespoke bags for the Coast New Zealand range of Nimbus Furniture Our latest On the Water interview is live — and this one’s with someone who truly understands life at sea. We’re delighted to […]
Christian Zugel’s GOLDEN WEEK
Few modern campaigns have matched the sustained excellence of Tschüss 2. The team delivered an extraordinary run of victories in 2025: overall champions of the RORC Transatlantic Race, the RORC Caribbean 600, and the West-to-East Transatlantic Race, capped by IRC Super Zero honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race. Winning both the Somerset Memorial Trophy for RORC Yacht […]
Drumfire: the Boat to Beat
TIDE MAGAZINE : ISSUE 13 | AUTHOR: SAM FORTESCUE The first of Andre Hoek’s Truly Classic 78s has come into her own Down Under following decades spent in the shadow of others in Europe. The boatbuilder, her Captain and new owners each share the secrets to her newfound success. “We are coming in as defending […]
DOYLE SAILS POWER PODIUM AT ETCHELLS NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts hosted the 2025 Etchells New England Championship this past weekend, with racing shortened to two days after a Nor’easter swept through, a classic October scene for New England sailors. Doyle-powered teams once again proved their strength on the water, claiming the full podium in the Corinthian fleet and first and second overall in the Open fleet. Congratulations to […]
DYKSTRA IN DESIGN
WORDS SAM JEFFERSON // Tide Magazine – issue 14 Thys Nikkels, CEO of Dykstra Naval Architects, shares what’s within the company’s own DNA that has led to it creating just so many of the world’s most beautiful classic and modern yachts “One of life’s quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself and watch […]
THE CLASS OF 68
WORDS SAMUEL JEFFERSON // IMAGES SAILING ENERGY Once a term for a 60s motorbike, now the name of a fast, stylish daysailer – this is what played out when four Baltic 68 Café Racers bore down together at the Superyacht Cup Palma The term ‘poetry in motion’ tends to be overused. And yet, if you […]
ENJOYING THE NEW TOY
Diego Botín speaking to Carlos Pich for Seahorse Magazine (October 2025 – Issue 548) We spoke to the most fashionable sailor in Spain, Diego Botín, back home for a few days in his hometown of Santander, not on vacation but training in the 49er. His summer is intense, combining SailGP campaigns and Olympic preparation, but […]
NEW SAILS, NEW LIFE
A veteran cruiser trades out tired Dacron for smart, modern sails—and gets a whole new sailing experience in return. By Tor Johnson, for Cruising World Magazine If sails are the engines of the sailboat, my engines were sputtering. After 13 years of use, including crossings of the Atlantic and Caribbean, my original Dacron factory sails […]
DOYLE-POWERED YACHTS DOMINATE THE 2025 MAXI YACHT ROLEX CUP
Doyle-powered yachts once again proved their strength on the world stage, dominating the podium at this year’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and powering more than 60% of the fleet. Porto Cervo delivered a full range of conditions for the world’s top sailors and the leading high-performance Grand Prix race yachts to battle it out for […]
Doyle-Powered Teams Dominate at Magnetic Island Race Week 2025
Photo credit thoughout : Magnetic Island Race Week – Facebook 5 Days of Sailing, 7 Days of Fun; proving to be a winning formula in Northern Queensland. Magnetic Island Race Week once again delivered its signature mix of competitive racing and laid-back tropical fun, drawing sailors from across Australia for five days of thrilling on-water […]
DOYLE SAILS GEARS UP FOR MAXI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PORTO CERVO
The stage is set for the highly anticipated 2025 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup — the official Maxi World Championships — hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) in partnership with the International Maxi Association. As the fleet of Grand Prix race yachts begins to arrive in Porto Cervo, Doyle Sails is proud to support a strong […]
THE TEAM COMES FIRST
A winning blend of talent and loyalty led Cameron Appleton to Doyle Sails Any analysis of Cameron Appleton’s sailing career will quickly establish a consistent theme of loyalty and team before ego. While he has worked constantly to advance his skills as a master tactician and helmsman, the goal has always been to better serve […]
DOYLE-POWERED TEAMS READY FOR HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK.
It’s already August, and we are officially in full countdown mode for the 40th anniversary of one of Australia’s most prestigious sailing events. Hamilton Island Race Week, held in the bright blue hues of waters surrounding the Whitsunday Islands, is hard to beat. Sunshine and sparkling waters make it easy to see why teams come […]
Meet Laura Shekouh
Since joining Doyle Sails in February 2025 as part of the NTG Graduate Programme, Laura Shekouh has been quietly making waves from behind the doors of the Doyle Sails R&D team. A Stratis Engineer with a passion for complex systems and a background that stretches as far as outer space, Laura brings a rare blend […]
Doyle-powered Tschüss 2 and Leopard 3 Take Podium Places in the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race
Doyle-powered yachts Tschüss 2 and Leopard 3 delivered standout performances at the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race, showcasing Doyle Sails technology and expertise on the offshore racing stage. Tschüss 2, owned and skippered by Christian Zugel, claimed first place in IRC Super Zero. Onboard were two of Doyle Sails’ most experienced sailors, Stu Bannatyne (Doyle Sails New Zealand), dubbed the King of the […]
CAM SEAGREEN JOINS DOYLE SAILS PALMA, STRENGTHENING THE GLOBAL SALES TEAM
Doyle Sails is proud to welcome Cam Seagreen to the team at Doyle Sails Palma, bringing with him a wealth of experience across multiple sailing disciplines and a strong background in sailmaking, project management, and product development. Cam’s appointment further solidifies Doyle Sails’ commitment to the well-recognised ‘by sailors, for sailors’ ethos. Seagreen, originally from […]
Not all sails are created equal.
Not all sails are created equal, and Doyle Sails explains why including Carbon in Superyacht sails is a necessity. The continuing growth of the modern Superyacht market worldwide demands a product line dedicated to meet the needs and characteristics of these yachts – Doyle Sails delivers a line of high-tech sails providing long-lasting solutions that […]