Hamilton Island Race Week Preview
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 …
Smart choice; As Doyle Sails snap up (yet) another goodie.
For four years Brad Marsh arguably had one of the most stressful jobs in international sailing. As Technical Director for the SailGP circuit, he was responsible for the logistics of moving the event infrastructure from venue to venue around the world against immutable deadlines, setting up the onshore facilities and then overseeing the technical crews …
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Doyle-powered podium for Brisbane to Hamilton island race
It was Doyle Sails one, two, three, with Doyle-powered yachts taking out the podium positions at the Brisbane to Hamilton Island Race this weekend, run by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron as a feeder event to the Whitsunday racing season. First on IRC was Duncan Hine’s “Alive” claiming the top spot, their elapsed time for …
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Sailmaking powerhouse Brian DeBrincat signs with Doyle Sails Newport.
Joining forces with a long line of some of the most talented sailmakers in New England, Brian DeBrincat announced today he would be adding his name to the already strong list of Grand Prix Sailmakers at Doyle Sails Newport. Brian DeBrincat grew up learning to sail in Michigan and got his start in sailmaking at …
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CARO WINS THE 50TH EDITION OF THE ROLEX FASTNET RACE
Published by RORC / Andy Rice Max Klink (right) and tactician Adrian Stead (left) plus the Caro crew with the Rolex Fastnet Race overall winner’s trophy – the Fastnet Challenge Cup © Paul Wyeth/pwpictures.com Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race. After being confirmed as winner of …
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Doyle-power for Tula’s Endless Summer
Billy, Sierra and their beloved pup Jetty have recently taken delivery of Hull 1 of the latest performance multihull from Seawind Catamarans. The newest design from Seawind Catamarans is the Seawind 1170, a 39ft compact category A cruiser, designed for a couple or small family looking to take the next step into offshore cruising. Doyle …
Doyle Sails Structured Luff onboard Cayman 28
The Doyle-powered Cayman 28 launched on Lake Balaton last week, the newest design from Mills Design is an all carbon sports-boat. Stefano Nava of Doyle Sails international design group has worked closely on this project during conception and design studies, and together with Mark Mills has utilised the Doyle Sails Structured Luff technology to ensure …
Doyle powered Platoon, new winner in 52 SUPER SERIES
Published on July 9th, 2023 by 52 Super Series Harm Müller-Spreer’s German flagged Platoon team lifted the Royal Cup as winners of the third regatta of the 52 SUPER SERIES, the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup on July 5-9 in Menorca, Spain. Platoon also won the event in 2019 and 2021. They were pushed to the …
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MCCutcheons advice to rookie sailors
Robbie McCutcheon might be a new face on the racing scene, but he is one you will remember. Auckland-born and bred, and an RNZYS youth training programme graduate, McCutcheon continues moving through the World Match Racing circuit ranks and currently sits 20th place overall while gaining experience in the European Grand Prix racing scene. In …
Nick and Terysa // RUBY ROSE II
Nick and Terysa meet while backpacking through India 15 years ago, they share a common love of travel and soon after they met Terysa moved from Australia to live with Nick in England. Nick made a promise then that 5 years down the track they would leave England and go sailing around the world. A …
Cannonball. First in the maxi class (IRC Zero); unbeaten among the maxis across the whole event.
by James Boyd / International Maxi Association. Full article found here Dario Ferrari’s Cannonball won the Rolex Giraglia offshore race by 17 seconds. First in the maxi class (IRC Zero), and at one point looking strong for the overall IRC prize was Dario Ferrari’s 75ft Cannonball; unbeaten among the maxis across the whole event. With …
Shokran wins Farr 1020 national championship
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 …
NEW ZEALAND MASTERS LIGHT WINDS TO BEAT ARCH RIVALS AUSTRALIA AND CLAIM VICTORY AT SAILGP CHICAGO
New Zealand mastered tricky light wind conditions with perfect positioning and tactical nous to seize the first victory of Season 4 in Chicago. The Kiwis beat arch rivals Australia and Phil Robertson’s Canada to top the leaderboard after two days of close-to-shore racing on Lake Michigan. Despite pressure from Tom Slingsby’s crew, it was the …
MATADOR CLAIMS 2023 AUSTRALIAN TP52 GOLD CUP Series
With light winds being forecast for the penultimate day of Act 4 of the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup held at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Sydney’s Pittwater, the Race Committee made the decision to hold the event in-shore on Towler’s Bay. Five boats competed in the light conditions over the weekend, the …
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Doyle powered success at the NYYC 169th annual regatta
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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Built without barriers
Written by Seahorse Magazine for Doyle Sails However big you build it, Doyle Sails can design and deliver a tailor-made package of high-performance sails What do more than 80 per cent of Southern Wind yachts have in common? Their sails are designed, supplied and serviced by Doyle Sails. ‘The synergy is strong because so many …
Doyle partners with the iconic J Class
Doyle Sails is excited to announce that it has been confirmed as an official Partner of the J Class Association, offering expert support and experience to the prestigious fleet ahead of the 2023 sailing season. Doyle Sails strives to deliver success through high-performance, high-quality, custom sails that continue to redefine the boundaries of sailmaking technology and …
Garth Bickford – Crew person of the Year at Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron annual awards 2023.
20-year-old Garth Bickford has taken home a well-deserved award at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, the annual awards night to celebrate all of the RSYS members sailing and race management achievements was held in late May. Bickford claiming the Crew Person of the Year award. Into his second year out of school, and with his …
Nick Egnot-Johnson | top tips on how to get into match racing
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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Mateusz Kusznierewicz; Olympic Gold and Bronze medalist, Finn Gold Cup winner, Bacardi Cup winner, ISAF sailor of the year and most recently the 5.5m Alpen Cup.
Polish sailor Mateusz Kusznierewicz has not only claimed 2 Olympic medals in the Finn class, a Gold at the 1996 Games and a Bronze at the 2004 Games, but he has also won over 40 Internationals regattas in Finn, OK Dinghy, Star and won the prestigious ISAF Sailor of the Year award. Doyle Sails were …