A final blast to the Molle Islands and back in trade winds up to 22 knots closed out the 38th Hamilton Island Race Week and decided the trophy winners in divisions where the top placings were still up for grabs. The near 180-strong fleet featured a cross section of boats from every Australian state plus …
Doyle Sails are excited to have our team back on the ground in the stunning Whitsunday Islands, Australia, for this year’s Hamilton Island Race Week. As Australia’s largest keelboat regatta, it promises to be another year of action-packed schedules for the sailors and spectators alike and we will be keeping you across the Doyle-powered yachts …
Joe Brownlee and his team onboard SHOKRAN have claimed the 2023 Farr 1020 National title in Auckland this weekend. The National Championship is the pinnacle event for the class, and this year was no different with windward/leeward racing. The 7 race regatta was run by Bucklands Beach Yacht Club in fairly miserable Auckland winter conditions …
This weekend, the iconic New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta took place for the 169th edition, a club not short on sailing history—fleets from Sheilds to Maxi 72’s joined the racing for the 3-day event. The New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta was first run on July 17, 1845, on the Hudson River. The race …
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Nick Egnot-Johnson, or EJ as he is known around the traps, is Doyle Sails’ in-house match racing expert. This season, Nick and his team KNOTS racing have a World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) card to enter all of the WMRT events. Nick, was introduced to sailing at a young age, learning to sail off the …
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Andy Rice talks to pro inshore racer Tom Burnham about how to run the pit smoothly, and be an effective crew boss Running the pit is more than pulling the right ropes at the right time, according to Tom Burnham. “The pitman is that communication and decision-making link between the front of the boat and …
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 …
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 …
Highlights of the California offshore circuit include two races to Mexico; The San Diego to Puerto Vallarta in even years and the Newport Beach to Cabo San Lucas in odd years, with the latter starting this week. The 800 nautical mile course from Newport Beach to Cabo is set to test some of the offshore …
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 …
