JUD SMITH NAMED ROLEX YACHTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Doyle’s One Design Chief and J/70 World Champion Jud Smith of Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA has been named the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. The slate of finalists, nominated by members of US Sailing and determined by US Sailing, was presented to a panel of 28 accomplished sailing media professionals and past winners of the awards, who analyzed […]
INSTALLING A STACKING MAINSAIL SYSTEM
INSTALLING A STACKING MAINSAIL SYSTEM Published on Sailing Magazine by Bob Pingel on 1st January 2019 I like mainsail stacking systems and have used one for years. A lot of people know these by one sailmaker’s product name Stack Pack, but generally these are open-top mainsail covers that are supported by lazy jacks. The covers have pros […]
From Zero to Hero: Doyle’s Up-and-Coming
For those that aspire to be a professional sailor an apprenticeship in sailmaking is one of the best points of entry to consider and there are more opportunities than ever at Doyle Sails. For Doyle’s CEO, Mike Sanderson, a sailmaking apprenticeship was the obvious route to reaching his career goals. “My aim in life was […]
Richard Bouzaid on America’s Cup
Written for Seahorse Magazine: Predictably, the return of soft sails to the America’s Cup under the new New Zealand-led regime has sailmakers rubbing their hands – not so much for the commercial prospects as for the potential design and technology leaps that will probably ensue. Having been forced to the sidelines by the hard-wing technology of […]
Product Feature: Cable-less Code Zero
CABLE-LESS CODE ZERO On the heels of delivering many of the world’s largest sails out of their revolutionary Stratis membrane technology, including the highly-loaded mainsails on Sailing Yacht A, Doyle has introduced another groundbreaking product to bring higher strength and lower weight to the racing market. The Doyle team have launched a product known as the Cable-less […]