Classics
Doyle Sails offers the best in sailmaking technology and design, including classic sails. We specialise in designing and delivering sails that align with the yacht’s era, ensuring her systems and aesthetic are maintained.
Our approach
True to your ERA
A classic yacht is years of work made visible, and the sails are the most visible part of it. Get them wrong and the restoration is undone every time the boat leaves the dock. We build sails that look right on a period rig, sit inside the class rules, and still hold their shape and performance in competitive fleets.
In good company
Selected workOne of three surviving original J Class yachts. Classic inventories and Superyacht projects undertaken within the group.
Learn moreMoved to Doyle Sails for her headsails, developed with our Palma loft through design and on-water testing.
Learn moreBuilt to lines drawn in the 1930s but never launched. A new mainsail engineered with Structured Luff and Cableless thinking.
Learn moreA Fife-designed 23 Metre. Classic inventory work alongside our International 6 and 8 Metre programmes.
Learn moreLaunched in Lyttelton and racing again after a five year refit, with a full suite cut in Auckland to traditional panel layouts.
Learn moreCloth and construction
Specified for her era
Product range
Traditional woven cloth cut to traditional panel layouts is often the most popular choice for Classic yachts.
Learn more
Construction
Panelled sails are the bridge between old and new worlds. Laminates are designed to incorporate the construction techniques of a traditional sail, with performance material.
Learn more
Product range
STRATIS 1100 and STRATIS 1200 are Doyle Sails’ legacy membrane technology. Designed to be leagues ahead of the alternative membrane solutions on the market. STRATIS sails use a combination of surfaces and fibres designed specifically for the requirements of each sail. Available in traditional white for Classic yachts.
Learn moreRestoration, Auckland
“It was a real thrill to help bring Pastime back to her original glory.”
Andy Pilcher, Doyle Sails New Zealand
Launched in Lyttelton in 1886 and out of a five year refit, Pastime came to our Auckland loft for a full suite. Her owners chose Classic Cream Dacron, a modern woven cloth with a period look, and we cut the inventory to traditional panel layouts. She now races a rivalry that dates back to the 1890s.
