Bay of Islands Race Week boasts to be New Zealand’s best big boat regatta, and this week it certainly was, with Doyle Sails New Zealand customers taking out podium places across the big boat divisions. The regatta is situated in the stunning Bay of Islands in Northland, in some of the most picturesque sailing waters, […]
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Seahorse Magazine // News Around the World New Zealand’s premier offshore race, the annual 120-mile Coastal Classic from Auckland to the Bay of Islands, this year suffered the first fatality in its 41-year history, the death of 69-year-old Simon Smith, a well-loved schoolmaster and experienced sailor, casting a pall over the popular event. A lifelong
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Published by the CYCA // 18th Dec 2023 Collectively, Bruce and his son Drew Taylor have spent the best part of a lifetime sailing in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Sailing on Bruce Taylor’s Reichel/Pugh 40, Chutzpah, this year’s race will be their 30th together from a total of 72 starts between them. It will mark a
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Published by Coastal Classic | 18/10/23 This Shaw-35 previously based in Noumea has a second wind thanks to Mike Sanderson and his kids. Mike Sanderson has been busy since winning the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race as Skipper of ABN Amro I and being named ISAF World Sailor of the Year. He’s now Chief Executive of
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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
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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
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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
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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
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