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As sailors, our obsession with sailing connects us to the water. The water is our playground, a sanctuary where we seek enjoyment, a competitive playing field where we race as comrades; it’s sometimes our home, and always a place that unlocks our sense of adventure wherever that adventure might take us.
Our obsession with sailing takes us to every corner of the world and on board every yacht. We become part of teams, share in the adventures of friends and families, sharing our knowledge and experience with those who have the same passion for sailing as we do. Sailing is in our DNA, where the water unlocks our sense of adventure. We are the custodians of a legacy that has been supporting sailors for close to four decades and while our world changes around us, our commitment to sailors who seek the same enjoyment and adventure as we do, hasn’t.
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Doyle yachts dominate in Newport to Bermuda
The battle to be the first monohull to Bermuda was hotly contested with four Doyle powered yachts. Callisto, Warrior Won, Wizard and Hooligan battling it out at the front of the fleet since departing Newport, RI on Friday morning. The first classes started in a 22-knot southwesterly in a ripping ebb tide, followed by a …
Australia battle back from mediocre first day to scoop triumphant win in Chicago
republished from SailGP written by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor Two-time defending and reigning SailGP champions Australia have once again proved their prowess in the three boat winner-takes-all race, after scraping into the final and emerging triumphant winners in Chicago Tom Slingsby’s team picked up a 99% fly time in light wind conditions to blow competitors Great …
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Doyle powered Maxi 72s claim top three at the NYYC 168th Annual Regatta.
This years New York Yacht Club 168th Annual Regatta saw three of the worlds most high performance race yachts on the start line. Three Maxi 72s, Bella Mente, Vesper and Proteus, all powered by Doyle, continued their on water rivalry during the two day regatta on Narragansett Bay, Newport. After two intense days, it was …
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Bella Mente readies for NYYC Annual Regatta
NEWPORT, R.I. (June 8, 2022) – It has been a while since Bella Mente Racing has felt this good about competing. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused setbacks over the past two years that, at worst, put the brakes on sailing worldwide, or, at best, threw a monkey wrench into the team’s best-laid of logistical plans. …
The Seagull has landed.
Doyle Sails International announces powerhouse partnership with Seagull Sails, owned and operated by world-renowned, professional sailors Kyle Langford and David Gilmour. The alliance will see the pair deliver Doyle sails to both the Swedish and global Grand Prix/Superyacht markets. Kyle and Dave are joined by brand ambassadors Kinley Fowler and Tom Johnson, all boasting equally …
Perseverance is the Yacht of the Year
Baltic sweeps the board at superyachting ‘Oscars’ Baltic Yachts dominated the Boat International Word Superyacht Awards 2022 with Perseverance being judged overall Sailing Yacht of the Year and Best Yacht in the 30m to 39.9m category and Path topping the 40m and above category. The announcements were made at a gala awards ceremony at London’s …
NZ SAILGP team impact league victory secures funding for kelp restoration research
BY SAILGP NEW ZEALAND | MAR 28, 2022 Monday 28 March, Auckland The New Zealand SailGP Team has been crowned inaugural Impact League champions at the SailGP Season 2 Grand Final in San Francisco, winning USD $100,000 prize money for its Race for the Future charity partner, Live Ocean Foundation. A second leaderboard which runs alongside the Season Championship, the …
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Doyle Sails partners with Sail to Shelter
What happens to a sail at the end of its life, has been a problem Doyle Sails has been working to solve for many years. However, finding an economically and sustainably sound solution for the millions of square meters of high performance sails neatly stored all over the world is easier said than done. Until …
Chris Winnard joins Doyle Sails San Diego
Doyle Sails International and San Diego are pleased to announce that Chris Winnard has joined the team. Chris is a Global Yacht Advisor for ENGEL & VÖLKERS YACHTING, who represent the McConaghy line of Superyachts and Performance Multihulls. He specializes in performance racing and cruising yachts for a worldwide client base and sees a symbiotic …
Decades of Doyle Sails Tasmania
Nick Dineen and Brian Moroney from Doyle Sails Tasmania, began their sailmaking journey together as “Peter Johnston’s Sailmakers” in 1964. Based in Hobart, and with salt in the blood, the Tasmanian duo made the power move to join forces with Doyle Sails and offer local sailors the ultimate in sailmaking technology. The waterfront loft has …
Exploit the noise : Jordi Calafat
Taking onboard another Olympic gold medallist never hurt anyone’s business Between the conceptual model of a new sail design and its real-life performance is a no-man’s land occupied by what Jordi Calafat refers to as noise. Sometimes this separation is wide; other times it is happily much narrower. Either way, it is in negotiating this …
Wally Cento Galateia wins Maxi Division at PalmaVela
The Wally Cento Galateia won the IRC-IMA Maxi division at Mallorca’s big boat season opener PalmaVela with a perfect scoreline of six wins from six starts. Victory in a final light-winds coastal race back-and-forth across the Bay of Palma maintained their perfect tally to win by eight points ahead of Andrea Recordati’s recently acquired Wally …
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Wired leads wire to wire to the Three Kings Race prizes
Editorial and Imagery // Ivor Wilkins for the Breeze Magazine (official magazine of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron) – Wired leads wire to wire to the Three Kings Race prizes. With the northern capes of New Zealand reduced to a faint outline low on the horizon, the Three Kings Islands rise up as dark …
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Doyle Sails powering the Akarana Sailing Academy
Article written by Suellen Hurling – Akarana Sailing Academy The 2021/2022 summer sailing season gave everyone something to smile about as it was the first uninterrupted season since the start of 2020. Being able to have all of the Akarana Sailing Academy programs go ahead without delay meant that the young up-and-coming sailors were able …
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Sorvind sea trial success
Doyle Sails powered Sørvind has finished her successful sea trials in Cape Town and is heading on her maiden voyage to the Mediterranean Sea before starting her first cruising and charter season. The newly launched Southern Wind 105m Sørvind showcases their new Doyle Sails, fitted by Superyacht expert, Mario Giattino from Doyle Sails Italy. The …
Rio100 shatters Ensenada Race Record
Article courtesy of Sailing Scuttlebutt. Rio100, a custom Bakewell White and its crew, led by owner Manouch Moshayedi, has decimated the 125nm Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race’s elapsed time record for a monohull with an unofficial finish of 07:02:17, a remarkable 02:33:17 less than the previous record set by Steve Maheen’s R/P 63 Aszhous …
SailGP Inspire returns to Bermuda ahead of the Season 3 opener
Hamilton, BERMUDA – April 19, 2022: Building on the spectacular conclusion of Season 2 in San Francisco, all eyes are now on SailGP’s Season 3 kick-off with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess on May 14-15, 2022. SailGP’s Inspire program is gearing up to share the spotlight and its robust series of Learning, …
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The feeling of Zen
The feeling of Zen | We look back on a great week of yachting at Sail Port Stephens 2022. The regatta organisers laid on a perfect variation of courses to suit the variable conditions for five glorious days of racing. The eight-strong TP52 fleet spent the week racing windward-leeward races, with the third race of …
A true Classic
Article from Tide Magazine, Issue One, March 2022 ABOUT DOYLE SAILS // As sailors, our obsession with sailing connects us to the water. The water is our playground, a sanctuary where we seek enjoyment, a competitive playing field where we race; it’s sometimes our home and always a place that unlocks our sense of adventure wherever …
Doyle Sails front and centre at 2022 Les Voiles de St Barth Regatta
With the Caribbean season in full swing, the island of St Barth’s is set to come alive when more than seventy yachts race against one of the most idyllic backdrops in the Les Voile de St Barth Regatta next week. The racing is a drawcard for some of the most high-performance yachts and crews. After …
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