Most Sydney sailors will be familiar with the stalwart Doyle Sails Sydney loft owned by Shane Guanaria. Shane has been at the forefront of sailing and sailmaking in Sydney for more than two decades and has raced on everything and anything that comes through Sydney waters, from junior classes to super maxis. Shane learnt to […]
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Sebastian Bohm’s Australian Smuggler Racing Team are first and foremost a strong group of mates who go yachting. The well-oiled regatta team have been sailing together for eight years and moved from their Rogers 46 “Smuggler” to their very competitive Judel/Vrolijk TP52 of the same name in 2019. The team has had great success racing this
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Denmark SailGP Team presented by ROCKWOOL athletes have developed a new on-water waste management solution made from recycled SailGP sails, which could set a new standard for recycling and waste reduction at the world’s best sailing events and regattas. The solution – which features used materials including Denmark’s SailGP jib – is a collaboration between
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27 March 2023 – Baltic Yachts In a hotly-contested St Barths Bucket, regatta sailed in big Caribbean breezes, the fight for class honours between the evergreen Baltic 147 Visione and the newly upgraded Baltic 108 WinWin went down to the wire in a last race showdown in which the winner took all. Both yachts went
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The fleet of RC44s is always highly competitive, with high-performance owner-drivers, pro-am crews and intense racing. The first 44Cup event of the 2023 season was in Oman and hosted out of Muscat’s Al Mouj Marina by Oman Sail. Igor Lah’s Doyle-powered RC44 Ceeref POWERED BY HRASTNIK 1860 is no stranger to being at the front
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The full, nine-strong flying F50 fleet is set to compete on the waters of Whakaraupō, Lyttelton Harbour this weekend following an intense repair program. It comes after a severe weather incident caused significant damage to the fleet’s wing sails and the Canada F50 after the first day of racing in Sydney. Since then, the SailGP
Republished from Yachting World Olympic gold medallist Robert Scheidt’s pre-start skills are legendary (just ask Ben Ainslie!). He shares tips on positioning to win with Andy Rice. Robert Scheidt is one of the most successful Olympic sailors of all time, representing Brazil in seven Games and winning a total of five Olympic medals as well
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Published by Scuttlebutt on March 11th, 2023 The 96th Bacardi Cup (March 6-11) finished much like in 2020, 2021, and 2022 as Mateusz Kusznierewicz/ Bruno Prada won again in the 73-boat Star fleet. In the Bacardi Invitational Regatta (March 9-11), 88 teams competed in fleets for the Melges 24, J/70, VX One, and Melges 15. Event
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After an introductory year as partners, Doyle Sails has chosen to continue our support of the ever-growing Cape 31 fleets, this year coming on board as a Gold Partner to the International Class Association. The class, which has doubled in size in a 12-month period, has also now broken into the Australian, American and greater
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Five expert tips for a leeward mark rounding | Republished from Yachting World – Original article published January 30, 2023 Olympic Gold medallist Dylan Fletcher talks through leeward mark rounding strategy and how to come out on top with Andy Rice. The leeward mark is one of the biggest pinch points on the race course, with the opportunity
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