MAXIMUS | THE OCEAN GLADIATOR
WORDS SAM FORTESCUEIMAGES ORIOL ESTEVE + GUY FLEURY Meet the Superyacht that manages to both dominate at regattas and boast the latest in onboard luxury You might have thought that the era of watching men battle for sport died with the Romans. But you’d be wrong. Last year, Vitters shipyard delivered a striking 59m ketch […]
DOYLE SAILS WELCOMES JONO SWAIN TO THE FOLD
Ocean racing expert Jono Swain has recently come on board with Doyle Sails Newport to bolster their dynamic sales team. Swain is a prominent figure in the Ocean Race circuit, having sailed around the world five times. His journeys include: – 2012 with Puma Ocean Racing – 2008 on Telefonica Blue – 2005 with Movistar – 2000 with Team […]
AMANDA GAUB WITH DOYLE SAILS SAN DIEGO
Amanda Gaub’s sailing journey began in the Pacific Northwest, surrounded by sailboats and adventurous trips on board various yachts from an Islander 24, a Newport 27, and a Tripp 32. Some of Gaub’s early experiences were defined by exciting weekend trips and day passages, often braving the rough weather of the Pacific Northwest that made each […]
DOYLE SAILS INTERNATIONAL : HARRI WREN
Auckland-based sailor Harri Wren joined Doyle Sails International in April 2022 as the Impact and Experience Manager before progressing into the role of Brand & Operations Manager in late 2022. The newly created role was created to enhance and develop the Doyle brand through customer experience and all the company’s sustainability-focused aspects. Harri, born and […]
DOYLE TEAMS TROPHY HAUL AT LES VOILES SAINT TROPEZ
The magic of Les Voiles was in full force once again for this epic 25th anniversary edition. Boasting weather conditions perfectly tailored to the 250 boats invited to be a part of this grand festival of racing by the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez. It was Doyle-powered teams who rose to the top after a week […]
ORC WORLD CHAMPIONS CHOOSE DOYLE SAILS
Doyle-powered VESPER and INTERLODGE IV emerged as world champions after six days of intense inshore and offshore racing, competing against 43 entries featuring top-level sailors from the United States and around the globe. The Maxi’s took advantage of spectacular final conditions, with another win scored by Jim Swartz’s Maxi 72 VESPER over Hap Fauth’s Maxi […]
DOYLE SAILS SELECTED AS THE SAILMAKER FOR NEW MC75
Doyle Sails is excited to announce that it has been selected as the sailmaker for the new MC75, a high performance multihull that offers spacious living and exceptional sailing performance at under 24 meters. Doyle Sails Solent team, has collaborated closely with the owner, Giles Redpath, to choose sails that offer unmatched durability and ease […]
FROM BLACK BELT TO OFFICE ADMIN, LETS GET TO KNOW KELLY BAILEY
Kelly Bailey of Doyle Sails Newport has two roles, her job description “Office Manager” and herself appointed job description of “it’s my job to make everyone else’s job easier.” Kelly is a real team player, an attribute repeated by anyone who has worked with her. Moving into sailmaking was a decision Kelly made 30 odd […]
2024 CAPE31 UK RACE CIRCUIT CHAMPIONS – KHUMBU RED
Khumbu Red showed their dominance all season, winning three of the six rounds of the UK Cape31 racing and almost always in contention for the gold. Finishing second in this weekend’s Round 6 secured them the season title! A massive congratulations to the new owners Christian and Jacintha Hamilton-Love and crew, who came in this […]
BULLITT CROWNED CHAMPION OF THE BARCELONA MAXI YACHT REGATTA 2024
29 September 2024 // Real Club Náutico de Barcelona Doyle-powered teams reign supreme at the Barcelona Maxi Yacht Regatta alongside America’s Cup events. The Barcelona Maxi Yacht Regatta 2024 concluded today with an exhilarating final day of racing. This event, part of the Premier Regatta Series, was organized by the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona and America’s Cup Event (ACE), […]
SOPHIE THOM ONBOARD AT DOYLE SAILS SOLENT
Doyle Sails Solent has had young sailor and now apprentice sailmaker Sophie Thom on the floor since the start of 2024 as a part-time job, quickly into a full-time position, something she is thrilled to say she loves and is about to start juggling her new studies and sailmaking. Having grown up on and around […]
NEWPORT SUMMER SUCCESS
Doyle Sails Newport and one very busy summer racing season! This summer in Newport has been one for the books, with a huge array of both inshore and offshore racing, matched with the 52 Super Series events and the ORC Worlds still to come. The Doyle Sails Newport loft have been kept busy with their […]
EVERYONE WANTS DOYLE SAILS. HERE’S WHY
*Editorial in collaboration with Doyle Sails. Published by Giornale della Vela magazine Palermo is not only the land of Checco Bruni, helmsman of Luna Rossa in the America’s Cup and many other great sailors.And not only of the Circolo della Vela Sicilia, chosen since 2011 by Patrizio Bertelli as the challenging yacht club for the Italian […]
DOYLE DESIGN FILES // DARIO MOTTA
Dario began sailing at the age of 5 and quickly became passionate about the sport. He competed in Optimists and Laser ILCA6s at European and World Championship levels, achieving impressive results including a 2nd place at the Opti Euro Championship, a 10th place at the ILCA6 European Championship, and multiple national-level victories in ILCA6. His […]
MICHELLE TAIT AT THE HELM OF THE DOYLE SAILS ONE DESIGN LOFT IN AUCKLAND
Michelle Tait grew up sailing at Bucklands Beach Yacht Club, and progressed through the traditional New Zealand sailing pathway of Optimist, P-Class and Starling dinghies, 29er and C420 teams sailing and an avid member of the Royal New Zealand Youth Training Programme. In 2012 when the end of high school was fast approaching, Michelle had […]
Leading edge development in downwind sail design
Doyle Sails’ CEO Mike Sanderson has figured out how to apply Structured Luff technology to gennakers – and the (racing) result speaks for itself… Technology generally progresses not in a smooth upward gradient, but in sudden bursts of inspiration, followed by periods of more linear refinement and development. One such burst took place when Doyle […]
DOYLE SAILS IS ACCREDITED WITH THE IMOCA GREEN SAIL RULE
Doyle Sails are thrilled to announce they have been accredited with the IMOCA class rule of the “Green Sail”. In 2022 the IMOCA class introduced the Green Sail rule as part of a sequence of rules to limit and reduce the environmental impact within the class. The class has already limited the total sails on […]
MUCH MORE TO THE REGATTA THAN RACING
Published by St Francis Yacht Club | August, 2024 The most competitive Norwegian and Danish Knarr sailors will soon arrive at St. Francis Yacht Club to join the local San Francisco fleet for the 54th edition of the International Knarr Championships (IKC) on September 1-7 in San Francisco, CA. Much more than just a sailing event, […]
It was business as usual for Doyle Sails and their customers at Hamilton Island Race Week
Doyle Sails customers continued to shine during this year’s Hamilton Island Race Week, Australia’s most premiere regatta, with RP66 ALIVE securing the overall win in IRC Gold Division in a thrilling contest against local favourites. Doyle Sails expert and professional sailor Justin Ferris, was aboard the victorious ALIVE, shared, “It’s been an incredible week for […]
Jeanette of Doyle Sails Sydney
Jeanette and her husband Shane Guanaria from Doyle Sails Sydney make a formidable duo and have done since acquiring the MacDiarmid Sails loft in Sydney in November 2013, a loft Shane had worked for since he was a teenager. Two years later, in 2015, the couple expanded by merging with Doyle Sails Sydney and built […]