It was a great week of racing in the far North of New Zealand for the CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2020. A couple of days started a little late waiting for the sea breeze to fill in – and when it arrived, it was ‘glamour’ conditions, according to several of the boats hoisting …
Doyle Sails’ very own sales representative Willem Van Waay has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2019 Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the year US Sailing annually honours the highest performing sailors in this prestigious annual roll call of outstanding on water performances. Willem Van Waay hails from Coronado, California and is an invaluable asset to …
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Doyle One Design is thrilled to have teamed up with Salve Regina University in their maiden launch of new LARK dinghies in Newport, Rhode Island. The high-performance dinghy fleet was built by White Cap Composites in Peabody, Massachusetts and equipped with new square top mains and deck sweeper jibs by Doyle One Design in Salem, …
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Doyle Sails One Design Consultant and Star Class sailor Tomas Hornos caught up with Star World Champion Mateusz Kuszneirewicz for an exclusive interview on his recent victory and the launch of the Star Sailors League Gold Cup. You had a great performance at the SSL Breeze Grand Slam, did you feel like you were well prepared …
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The Star Class has immense history as an organization, with its members among the who’s who of yachting’s elite competitors. With Doyle Sails helping to claim its first victory at the 2019 Star World Championship, we checked in with Jud Smith of Doyle Sails One Design Salem to learn how they climbed to the top. It has been …
After five days of racing with 12 races, 4 of which were yesterday, Arthur “Tutu” Lopes (BRA) and I got the Bronze in the European Championship. Robert Scheidt (BRA) showed once again why he is the athlete of our era. With his crew Henry Boening, Robert came from behind on the final run of the …
J70 Nationals in Mexico wrapped up this past weekend. The event was held in Puerto Vallarta over 3 days of racing in virtually perfect conditions. Willem van Waay led a couple of training days before the event. Our customers placed 1st* and 2nd overall and 1st and 3rd Corinthian. Of the four sailmakers powering boats in the top …
Doyle One Design is thrilled to have its customers bring on the 1,2 punch again in the J70 Class at Charleston Race Week. Pamela Rose and her team on Rosebud truly blossomed this past weekend, placing 2nd with all but one race in the top 5. Joel Ronning and his team on Catapult placed 1st with a total …
Photo: Catapult wins the Bacardi Cup in J70 Class © Martina Orsini/ Bacardi Invitational Regatta The 92nd Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta completed on Saturday March 9th with most classes completing 3 days of racing. Each day brought 10-18 knots of breeze, short chop, and insane shifts from 075-130 degrees. In the J70, Catapult was very consistent, rounding out the …
Doyle’s One Design Chief and J/70 World Champion Jud Smith of Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA has been named the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. The slate of finalists, nominated by members of US Sailing and determined by US Sailing, was presented to a panel of 28 accomplished sailing media professionals and past winners of the awards, who analyzed …