Perched on the bustling foreshore of Port Melbourne lies Doyle Sails Victoria. Established by iconic Australian sailor Col Anderson, the loft spanning 600 sqm’s prides itself on having a close-knit team of passionate sailors and sail makers, including Col’s son Blake, dedicated to making a diverse range of Australian Made sails for their loyal customers. […]
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By focussing on a single region that has existing strong awareness of ocean health, groups in Newport RI are working towards a scaleable solution-oriented model with potential to be exported worldwide. We all know that the health of our oceans is deteriorating and most of us want to do something about it before it’s too
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Andrew Lechte’s name is deservedly familiar to many in the sailing industry. Over his long career he has worked as a sail designer and logistics lead on some of the world’s highest profile yacht racing campaigns including several America’s Cups, Olympics and Volvo Ocean Races, just to name a few. Raised in Melbourne, Andrew’s passion
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Doyle Sails China is based in Qingdao which is a coastal city on the Shandong Peninsula in Jiaozhou Bay, China. Ever since playing host to the 2008 Olympics, the city has grown from relative obscurity to China’s powerhouse sailing city known for its world class facilities and events, with a strong presence of sailors, boatbuilders and
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In nearly every corner of the sailing world, the weekly club racing scene provides so many ways to enhance your sailing life. I have a great “sailing team” that exclusively races on the club nights. It consists of friends that I grew up with in Jr. Sailing all the way through to more recent acquaintances
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Doyle Sails Palma’s very own Luke Molloy has an enviable sailing pedigree – he is an America’s Cup sailor, two-time Volvo Ocean Race competitor, and more recently, set a new round Mallorca record on Volvo 70 Team Trifork – so it’s no surprise that this Australian yachtsman is one of the most sought-after sailors on
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Over his long career, racing professionally since 1997, Daniel Fong has been part of a large number of regattas and races. His resume (typically as a trimmer) includes the Whitbread Round the World Race, the Volvo Ocean Race, the America’s Cup for America True Sailing Team, Luna Rossa Challenge, BMW Oracle Racing and Team New Zealand, various
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Doyle Sails operates with an extensive, international design team that consists of highly qualified sailors who bring their own knowledge and experience to the team. One of the key designers that work with several lofts around the world is New Zealand based Italian, Stefano Nava. Stefano grew up in Eupilio, a small picturesque village in the
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By Tony Rey for US Sailing How do you attract the right sailors to build a successful team? Create a team culture that will compel your sailors to take time out of their lives to join you onboard. Aim for these objectives: It’s got to be fun. There must be a culture of improvement. There should
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With three round the world races and dozens of long ocean races on his CV, Doyle Sails’ chief designer Richard Bouzaid has come to regard prolonged periods at sea on high performance race yachts as an occupational necessity, more duty than delight. In that professional capacity, over the course of a decade-long association with British solo ace Alex Thomson, he has added thousands more sea miles
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