New Zealand sailmaker and Grand Prix sailor Justin Ferris brings knowledge and experience to Doyle Sails.
Justin began his sail-making career in the Bay of Island New Zealand in 1991 under the guidance of Simon Willis, and completed his sailmaking apprenticeship before heading off to work in the US. On his return in 1999 Justin started what has led to a long relationship with Doyle Sails working as service manager before heading off […]
Breaking boundaries with the environmentally focused Baltic 68 Café Racer and Doyle Sails
Designed to deliver an electrifying performance in more ways than one, this easy to handle day sail yacht is boosted by green power. The un-plug and go electric propulsion and generation system is super eco-friendly and finished to a luxurious standard on deck and below. Doyle Sails and Baltic Yachts have seen many successful collaborations […]
First and second for Doyle Sails at the 2021 J/70 North American Championships
Fifty-nine teams battled each other and the elements at the 2021 J/70 North American Championship hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club (Maryland USA). Congratulations to all sailors especially Peter Duncan and his crew on Relative Obscurity and Ryan McKillen onboard Surge. Despite breezy conditions during the registration days, mother nature then turned off the winds, allowing […]
Matador sweeps TP52 Gold Cup Act II
The Sydney TP52 scene’s most recent addition, Matador, has claimed both the IRC and TPR handicaps at the TP52 Gold Cup Act II regatta held during the first weekend of May 2021. The grand prix racer owned by David Doherty was competing in just its second official regatta after posting a promising fourth on IRC and […]
Screaming performer… and 100 per cent reality
Published by Seahorse Magazine – May 2021 in conjunction with Infiniti Yachts Main picture: Infiniti Yachtsʼ vision is to raise the bar, not inch by inch but in leaps and bounds. The new Infiniti 52 currently in build is the latest step in that journey. The deck plan is designed for a much smaller crew than […]
Hugely desirable (and completely outrageous)
Published by Seahorse Magazine – May 2021 Main picture: the big reveal… Baltic Yachts’ 68ft (21m) Café Racer is de-moulded at Pietarsaari in Finland. A groundbreaking boat in many ways, the new Café Racer is built using natural flax fibre for about half of the hull structure in place of the usual carbon fibre, significantly reducing […]
Stu Bannatyne – King of the Southern Ocean
Article courtesy of Michael Brown, Yachting New Zealand – Dated 28th June 2018. Stu Bannatyne is known as a few things, including king of the Southern Ocean, but can now add the title as the most successful sailor in Volvo Ocean Race history. Not that he’s likely to go around crowing about that because he’s one […]
Jud Smith | Unlocking the J/70’s Go-Fast Setup
Written by Jud Smith for Sailing World The J/70 is a bit narrower than some of the other racing boats out there, so it’s a little tricky upwind because it’s more tender—it goes from being a boat that’s pretty underpowered in light air to a boat that needs to start depowering once the wind gets around […]
Two days of close racing at the Doyle Sails Northland Cherub Championships
Last weekend the Kerikeri Cruising Club hosted the Cherub Northland Champs which saw 7 Cherubs line up for two days of mixed racing. With America’s Cup winners, Whitbread sailors and New Zealand Sailors of the Year winners as the race committee, the racing was well planned and included windward-leewards, triangle and coastal courses plus the […]
Stay ahead of the fleet with new generation Doyle Moth sails.
May 5th, 2021 Doyle Sails are the light at the end of the tunnel for the international Moth class. An international class that is home to some of the best foiling sailors in the world – these sailors know that when yachts are the same, sails are an opportunity to gain a performance advantage. Further […]
On board sailing yacht CeFeA with owner Marc Giorgetti
27 JANUARY 2021 BY CECILE GAUERT FOR BOAT INTERNATIONAL His father founded the family construction business but also passed on a love of boats and water. Cecile Gauert meets the Luxembourger-Italian now building his very own super-stylish sailing yachts Marc “Gio” Giorgetti grew up in landlocked Luxembourg, but the Mediterranean is never far from his mind. For […]
Gianluca Lamaro wins Riva Per Alli on board his J/99 Palinuro
J / 99 Palinuro is the winner of the 2021 Riva Per Alli, a 220 mile test that in the past days has challenged the protagonists of the 2021 edition, with conditions ranging from an intense 20 to 25 knot breeze and matching sea state, followed by lighter conditions with strong gusts defined the event […]
GREAT BRITAIN CROWNED BERMUDA SAIL GRAND PRIX CHAMPION ON DRAMATIC FINAL DAY
Ben Ainslie’s team won just a single fleet race across the two-day event, but put in the perfect performance when it mattered in the Final to beat Tom Slingsby’s Aussies and claim top spot in the Season 2 leaderboard after the opening event. Great Britain and Australia were joined by France in the Final, with […]
AUSTRALIA DOMINATES BERMUDA SAIL GRAND PRIX WITH CLEAN SWEEP OF DAY ONE WINS
The Australia SailGP Team started its defense of the SailGP Championship in perfect fashion by ending the first day of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess top of the leaderboard with a clean sweep of three wins from three. A stunning late overtake of France propelled the Aussies to victory in race […]
Dean Barker wins Harken Young 88 Nationals onboard Doyle powered Dangerzone
This weekend’s Harken Young 88 National Champs saw a “slight” change of pace for one of NZ’s best known cup sailors. They are amongst the high calibre fleet of fifteen one design keel boats. The newest crew to join the fleet are “Team Barker” as the new owners of Dangerzone taking over from “Team Marsh” […]
SAILGP ‘BLOODY SCARY’ BUT ‘A HELL OF A LOAD OF FUN’
If you have ever travelled in a car, that most typical of daily tasks, the chances are you will know what moving at 60 miles per hour feels like. But do you have any idea how it feels to be out on the waves on one of SailGP’s cutting-edge F50 catamarans, hitting nearly 60 mph […]
65 years on, Zephyr nationals still attracting big fleet
The nationals, which runs from April 9-12, will be the 65th edition for the class and competing this weekend will be several former national and world champions, round the world sailors, Olympians and ‘retired’ America’s Cup sailors. Greg Wright, who has won two of the last three nationals, will be back to defend the title he […]
Doyle Sails feature at the 2021 NZ Optimist Nationals
Doyle Sails feature at the 2021 NZ Optimist Nationals The New Zealand Optimist National Championships were held in Maraetai, the easternmost suburb of greater Auckland over Easter, which saw a total of 170 youth sailors competing across the open, white and green fleets. All three fleets were tested by a range of weather conditions from […]
Vijonara: On Board the Truly Classic 128 Sailing Yacht
Vijonara: On Board the Truly Classic 128 Sailing Yacht April 1st, 2021 Her owners fled Communist oppression to realise their dreams. As Marilyn Mower discovers, nothing encapsulates the feeling of freedom quite like Vijonara… Fickle Cornish rain has turned Vijonara’s bare teak deck and cabin top a delicious gold, the raindrops clinging to brightwork impeccably finished […]