Sail GP announces New Zealand as the first-ever winners of the Impact League
Published by SailGP March 28 2022 The New Zealand SailGP Team takes the ‘podium for the planet’ with its Race for the Future partner, Live Ocean. Great Britain takes second place with STEM Crew, and Australia third with Parley. New Zealand have taken home the top prize in SailGP’s ‘Podium for the Planet’, after being […]
Doyle Sails passes significant milestone at St Barth’s Bucket Regatta.
The St Barth’s Bucket Regatta is the epitome of Superyacht racing, with hundreds of sailors travelling to the idyllic hot spot in the Caribbean after a two-year hiatus. This year marked the 35th edition of the event and where Doyle Sails passed a significant milestone, proudly powering more than 50% of the fleet, with 16 […]
Doyle Sails is excited to announce a new loft in Corfu, Greece.
Doyle Sails is excited to announce a new loft in Corfu, Greece with Argyris Tangalidis at the helm. Argyris has over 30 years of experience at sea as a skipper, sailor and engineer – having sailed in Greece, Italy, Croatia, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and all over the Mediterranean Sea, it makes him the local expert. […]
Ranger roll out Saint Barth’s J Class Winners
Original story courtesy of J Class. Doyle Sails experts Jordi Calafat and Daniel Fong are onboard as part of the stellar race crew and roll out of St Barths as this year’s J Class winners. The combination of an enthusiastic owner who is brand new to sailboat racing and a vastly experienced crew who gelled […]
Doyle Sails and Fabrica Workshop join forces in a high-performance partnership.
Doyle Sails is synonymous with high-performance Grand Prix campaigns and Superyachts, remaining at the forefront of innovation, design and technology, continually redefining sailing as we know it and today announced that they are joining forces with Spanish cable and rigging specialists Fabrica Workshop. Throughout the partnership, engineers and rigging specialists from Doyle Sails and Fabrica […]
From rock walls to rigging, meet Bryce Voderberg
Doyle Sails and Fabrica announced a powerhouse partnership last week, an association that requires seamless collaboration between both Doyle Sails and Fabrica rigging and engineering experts. Overseeing the innovation, design and development of the Doyle Sails Rigging department is Bryce Voderberg, an Oregon, USA native that grew up in a small mountain town called Bend […]
Third generation sailmakers, and counting….
As Doyle Sails continues to celebrate its fortieth year as one of the world’s leading sailmakers – one family that cannot be missed is the Boston’s. Third generation sailmakers based in Ontario, Canada and stalwarts of the Doyle Sails network. Their reputation as some of the best sailmakers has been earned through many years of […]
The history of 6m Nada, and the restoration story at Woodstock
The history of 6m Nada, and the restoration story at Woodstock | Following a passionate dream of many years, in 2005, Woodstock began the project of rebuilding the 1930 Fife 6 Metre ‘Nada’. Applying a fusion of sophisticated and traditional techniques, she boasts the design genius of a previous millennium and the best construction skills […]
Long-standing Chris Howes, a testament to the people behind Doyle.
Chris Howes worked with Robbie Doyle at Hood Sailmakers back in the ‘80s, following him to Doyle Sailmakers in the spring of 1990. This makes Chris the longest-tenured Doyle employee besides Robbie. What a ride it’s been. Right from the beginning, it was the ‘David and Goliath’ story with Doyle making the big sailmakers nervous […]
A heavyweight battle between Leopard and Deep Blue at St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
Article courtesy of International Maxi Association. The first day of the Heineken Regatta got underway overnight, the second event in the International Maxi Association’s inaugural Caribbean Maxi Challenge following on from last week’s RORC Caribbean 600. Racing takes place over four days, from Thursday 3 March concluding on Sunday 6 March, on the waters off […]
Warrior Won announced overall winner of the 2022 RORC Caribbean 600
Article courtesy of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The overall winner of the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is Christopher Sheahan’s Pac52 Warrior One (USA). None of the teams still racing under IRC has any realistic chance of beating Warrior Won after time correction. Christopher Sheahan and his team will be presented with […]
Expert Sailmaker, Paul Tingle, joins Doyle Sails
With nearly 28 years of experience, a reputation for attention to detail and impeccable project management skills, it’s easy to see how Paul Tingle is regarded as one of the world’s most sought after sailmakers. Having worked with some of the most high profile sailing campaigns, Paul recently joined the Doyle Sails group and will […]
Argo sets new Multihull Race Record for the RORC Caribbean 600
Congratulations to Jason Caroll’s MOD 70 Argo and crew, who have taken Multihull Line Honours and set a new Multihull Race Record for the RORC Caribbean 600. Doyle Sails has proudly delivered three new Structured Luff sails to Argo in the lead up to the start of this year’s race in Antigua. A project that […]
Dean Barker wins Harken Young 88 Nationals onboard Doyle powered Dangerzone for the second time.
Congratulations to the 2022 Harken Young 88 National Champions, Dangerzone! Skipper Dean Barker and his crew of America’s Cup stalwarts have repeated their 2021 title win in emphatic style, winning 5 of the 7 races over the weekend and showing his experience in the lighter breeze. With a crew that included Jeremy Lomas, Richard Meecham, […]
Leaving the world behind
Imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery for the generous folk behind Doyle’s brilliant Structured Luff technology. Greater forward thrust, kinder on your rig, forgiving to trim… what’s not to admire? After eight years of developing and validating the performance benefits of its Structured Luff technology, Doyle Sails passed a significant milestone this year […]
Big Boat Battle at the Caribbean 600
Undoubtedly, a bucket-list offshore event, the Caribbean 600 will start off Fort Charlotte, Antigua on Monday 21st February. Monohull Line Honours is likely to be decided by the three Maxi Yachts: The Verdier/VPLP 100 Comanche, and Farr 100 Leopard, both powered by Doyle Sails and ClubSwan 125 Skorpios. With Comanche’s recent successes in both the […]
CEEREF TAKES IT TO THE WIRE AT THE 44CUP CALERO MARINAS
Published by the RC44 Class Association on 13/02/2022 Going into the final day of the 44Cup Calero Marinas, Igor Lah’s Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 held a strong 11 point lead and took it to the wire. Normally this would have seen them packing their bags early, having won with a race to spare. However, this […]
Sailor and sailmaking craftsman Antoine Thullier joins Doyle Sails Palma
The newest addition to the Doyle Sails Palma family is sailor and sailmaking craftsman Antoine Thullier. Born and raised on the Atlantic coast of France Antoine Thullier grew up by the sea and fostered a passion for sailing from an early age. From a child, Thullier felt a connection to the sea and began to […]
J70 Midwinter Champs – Doyle Sails 1, 2 and 3!
Fernando Perez Ontiveros’ Black Mamba topped 62 other boats to claim the title of 2022 J/70 Midwinter Champion. The team from Mexico, including Gonçalo Almeida, Bernardo Freitas and River Paquin, retired from the eighth and final race on Sunday as they had the title locked up at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL. They […]
Doyle powered Lazy Dog wins MC38 trophy on Pittwater
Published By Lisa Ratcliff / Australian MC38 Association media The Lazy Dog team, owned by Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart, opened the MC38 class 2022 season soundly with a four-point win on Pittwater on February 5-6 in gusty sou’east winds and dark cloud banks that dumped rain squalls, creating dramatic scenes against the dark coloured carbon […]