Mike Sanderson: Three decades of racing Maxi’s (Part II)
Courtesy of the International Maxi Association. After a disappointing end to the 2000s, as Team Director of Keith Mills’ Team Origin, unsuccessfully attempting to challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup (ultimately a Deed of Gift match solely between BMW Oracle Racing and Alinghi), the 2010s have been good to Sanderson both as a sailor and as a businessman. For […]
Mike Sanderson: Three decades of racing Maxi’s
Courtesy of the International Maxi Association. From New Zealand Endeavour to Bella Mente: Mike Sanderson on his three decades maxi racing. In yacht racing circles he is best known for skippering ABN AMRO One to victory in the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race, and more recently in the industry as the new owner of Doyle Sails, but, as […]
Going with the Flow: Robbie Doyle
Story courtesy of The Salem Magazine, Will Broaddus. Sailing is a science as well as a sport. Robbie Doyle, a longtime resident of Marblehead who grew up in Salem, Massachusetts has been proving that point throughout his career, both in the business world and on the water. That fact was acknowledged when Doyle was recently inducted into […]
A-YACHTS: THE NEXT GENERATION OF DAYSAILERS
A-Yachts are setting the trend for the next generation of day sailing, designed and built-in Austria. Not only are these luxury yachts designed for cruising, they are fast enough to win local regatta’s thanks to excellent handling and exceptional design – the perfect solution for local or coastal waters. The a27, a33, and a39 all […]
LOFT SPOTLIGHT: Doyle Sails Sydney
People are at the heart of Doyle Sails, the passion and skill of our loft network continue to be part of the driving force behind the success of our customers. With over 40 loft locations world-wide Sydney, Australia is home to some of the best sailing in the world and one of Doyle Sails most experienced […]
THE NEXT GENERATION IN YOUTH SAILING: F8 FOILER
The next phase in youth sailing is here with the imminent launch of the F8 Foiler. The idea behind the F8 was to create a simple kids foiling boat that can be used as the initial stepping stone on a young sailors journey as they learn to foil and as they move towards sailing in […]
DOYLE LIVE – watch all REPLAYS here
Like all of you, we can’t wait to get back out on the water again, so while we are all in lockdown we will be reaching out to some of our resident sailing legends here at Doyle Sails to deliver you regular doses of the sport we love. Tune in to our FACEBOOK LIVE sessions as we talk to some […]
RORC talks to Brian Thompson
The RORC Lockdown LIVE Series: Time Over Distance is available online and Facebook via the Royal Ocean Racing Club. Video courtesy of the RORC. Part One of the LIVE Series spoke to Doyle expert Brian Thompson on his career as one of the most successful ocean racers. Brian Thompson is a well recognised British yachtsman making it into the […]
LOFT SPOTLIGHT: Doyle Boston Ontario
From the time Howard Boston opened a sail loft in 1937 in Clemons, Michigan, sailmaking, and sailing has been a family pursuit. In 1968, son Spike Boston moved to bustling Sarnia, Ontario and the Michigan family became a US/Canada sailmaking brand. The family had originally specialised in small one-design and ice boat sails that served […]
CRUISING CODE SAILS
A Cruising Code Sail can often be the missing link between a genoa and a gennaker for cruising yachts. Gaining power in light air and the ability to use one sail in a wider range of angles, both reaching or running. A Cruising Code Sail is lightweight and easy to handle, providing greater efficiency to your […]
A message from Mike Sanderson
Dearest Doyle Sails Family, We have always said that people are at the heart of what we do and whilst the severity of this global COVID-19 pandemic transcends our sport, the strength and passion we have collectively as an industry and sport continues to intensify. With over 40 Doyle Sails lofts world-wide, each and every […]
BIGGER. BETTER. BRIGHTER. DOYLE SAILS OPEN NEW PALMA LOFT
Doyle Sails has had a presence in Palma, Mallorca, for over 15 years, with the world class facility renowned and dedicated to sail making and servicing the local sailing community. We’re delighted to confirm that we are strengthening our operations in Palma with the acquisition of a new state-of-the-art premise on the island. The new […]
Doyle teams dominate at the J/70 Midwinter Champs in Miami
Miami, FL (February 23, 2020) – Biscayne Bay delivered its third consecutive day of epic conditions for the 2020 J/70 Midwinter Champs in Miami, Florida which wrapped up on Sunday, Feb. 23. A number of Doyle teams dominated the regatta with final placements of 2*, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10 after a relentless eight-race battle […]
Enduring Products – Doyle StackPack and Cradle Cover’s Appeal Keeps Growing
The fully battened Doyle StackPack, developed & patented by Doyle Sails founder Robbie Doyle more than 30 years ago and the more recent Doyle Cradle Cover, are two coveted products that have become a staple in many sailors’ inventory. “When I created the StackPack, it was to make cruising easier with my own young family […]
REVISITING THE HIGHLIGHTS OF RORC CARIBBEAN 600 2019
The 11th edition of the 2019 Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Caribbean 600 brought out more than 700 sailors from 21 different countries to sail in one of the toughest and fastest 600’s we’ve seen yet. The non-stop 600 nautical mile journey took the fleet around 11 Caribbean islands beginning in Ft. Charlotte, English Harbour, Antigua […]
New Doyle loft opens in Oslo, Norway
Doyle Sails International is excited to announce a new loft opening in Oslo, Norway, a welcome addition to the region’s sailing community. The Oslo loft is operated by Marius Borg-Heggedal, who brings a wealth of business experience and innovation to the Doyle Sails group as he has been a sailmaker and worked very closely with […]
New Doyle loft opens in San Diego
Doyle Sails International proudly announces a new licensing agreement with Kathy O’Brien of O’Brien Marine, Inc bringing Doyle Sails to San Diego, CA. Doyle Sails San Diego is a full-service loft located at 2805 Canon Street, near Shelter Island in the Point Loma Community of San Diego. Kathy brings a wealth of business experience earning […]
No Limits: The benefits of Doyle’s Structured Luff technology is ever evolving
The benefits of Doyle Sails’s structured luff technology have already migrated from 18-foot skiffs blasting around Sydney Harbour to the latest high performance superyachts crossing oceans… Win/wins are rare in any walk of life yet every now and then a change of approach, a new concept or a breakthrough in technology triggers a step change […]
Dario Motta joins Doyle Sails Italy
Dario Motta, world class designer and naval engineer joins the Doyle Sails team. The value of a company depends on the quality of people within it, and the sailmakers are certainly a big part of this value. When choosing a new sail supplier, the owner or the captain often chooses on the basis of the […]
First and Second for Doyle Boats at The Festival of Sails
The Festival of Sails is Australia’s foremost regatta and the largest annual keel boat regatta in the Southern Hemisphere. Held every January in Geelong, the event attracts more than 300 yacht entries and 3,000 competitors, many of whom were sporting Doyle sails. Overall the conditions were light and tricky for the week, according to Blake […]