Doyle Sails x RNZYS Circular Story bags now available
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Doyle Sails are proud to release our joint limited-edition ‘A Circular Story’ luggage range of eco-friendly clutches, tote bags and gear bags – repurposed from Doyle’s New Zealand-made sails and recycled sail making materials to create a statement line of bags by sailors, for sailors. As global leaders […]
An impressive entry for Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2022
A month from the start of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, entries were closed, and the fleet numbers reached fifty. Now with only four days before the first race and sailors arriving in the idyllic Porto Cervo, final preparations are being made by the high-performance crews. The regatta, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda […]
Doyle-powered yachts dominate results at Hamilton Island Race Week 2022
After a two-year hiatus, Hamilton Island Race Week delivered a week of impeccable sailing conditions, with good breeze, flat water, and sunshine amongst some of the world’s most spectacular places in the world. The intensity on the water remained uninterrupted through to the final race, with Doyle-powered yachts dominating the results. Division Zero provided some […]
The New Zealand SailGP Team has dominated in Denmark, winning four of four races at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix – becoming the first SailGP team to be undefeated at a single event.
With the sun coming out and the breeze filling in, race day two in Copenhagen followed a shortened format of just four races after qualifying races on Friday were called off due to poor weather. Three short, sharp fleet races and one final would determine the event winner, and New Zealand claimed them all, winning […]
Doyle Sails extends partnership with Live Ocean
In 2020, Doyle Sails announced a significant partnership with Peter Burling and Blair Tuke’s ocean conservation charity Live Ocean and is proud to extend that partnership for another year as a major supporter. The global sail-making business says there is an “obvious and very natural fit” between Doyle Sails and Live Ocean, with a shared […]
Hamilton Island Race Week returns after a two year hiatus
The jewel of the Australian sailing calendar is due to begin this weekend, with Hamilton Island Race Week returning after a two-year hiatus. With 222 yachts across eight divisions travelling from all over Australia to participate in the iconic event, it will undoubtedly deliver both on the water and off. As we look ahead to […]
Titles decided at 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE
Titles decided at 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE | Marcus Brennecke’s ClubSwan 50 Hatari clinched the ClubSwan 50 class titles on the final race at the 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE, but the German flagged crew endured some unnecessarily nervous moments after the nearest rivals Stefan Heidenreich’s OneGroup seemingly came back from the dead after […]
Creative intuition
The skills required of today’s finest sailmakers must now extend far beyond ‘just’ delivering the fastest and most durable product… While modern sailmaking is a product of highly sophisticated, computer-assisted science, it has long been acknowledged that part of the magic still resides with the sailmaker’s intuitive understanding of how to use those tools to […]
Doyle powered Andoo Comanche take Line Honours in 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
Doyle-powered Andoo Comanche has claimed Line Honours in the 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, on the legendary boat’s return to the Australian racing scene. The VPLP 100, skippered by John Winning Jr, crossed the line in 1 day, 17 hours, 55 minutes and 43 seconds to claim her first win in the Noakes Sydney […]
Doyle Sails join Cape 31 as class partners
Following a great regatta at Cork Week and going into Cowes Week the Cape 31 Class are excited to announce that Doyle Sails have come on board as Silver Class Partners. Doyle Sails International Chief Operating Officer, Emma Hendy comments, “We are proud to be part of the increasingly popular Cape 31 Class in the […]
2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
Article courtesy of the CYCA. A fleet of 70 boats has been locked in for the 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, which returns on Saturday 30 July. Three 100-foot maxis will lead the charge for Line Honours. John Winning Jr will skipper Andoo Comanche (formerly Comanche) as the three-time Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Line Honours […]
Doyle powered RAFALE breaks monohull course record at the AEGEAN 600
Posted at 17:29h in Press Releases by Aegean admin At 05:17:20 local time this morning, the canting-keeled Elliot 52 RAFALE (GER) skippered by Phillip Kadelbach, crossed the outer limit of the finish line to establish a new monohull elapsed time course record in the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club’s (HORC) second edition of the AEGEAN 600. The team averaged 9.6 […]
Sail Newport; Friday Night Lights.
You could be mistaken for thinking that Friday Night Lights is a new Netflix series, but instead, it is a welcome initiative supporting High School fleet racing in Newport, Rhode Island. For the past eight summers, Friday Night Lights has seen hundreds of high school students race out of Sail Newport, against fellow local school […]
Just the Two of Us
Article by Alison Kent, Live Sail Die The Newport Bermuda Race is one of the iconic bucket list races for sailors worldwide. I have always wanted to compete in this challenging race, get to Bermuda, and sip an ice-cold Dark ‘n Stormy at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. This year, I can put a check next to […]
Doyle yachts dominate in Newport to Bermuda
The battle to be the first monohull to Bermuda was hotly contested with four Doyle powered yachts. Callisto, Warrior Won, Wizard and Hooligan battling it out at the front of the fleet since departing Newport, RI on Friday morning. The first classes started in a 22-knot southwesterly in a ripping ebb tide, followed by a […]
Australia battle back from mediocre first day to scoop triumphant win in Chicago
republished from SailGP written by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor Two-time defending and reigning SailGP champions Australia have once again proved their prowess in the three boat winner-takes-all race, after scraping into the final and emerging triumphant winners in Chicago Tom Slingsby’s team picked up a 99% fly time in light wind conditions to blow competitors Great […]
Doyle powered Maxi 72s claim top three at the NYYC 168th Annual Regatta.
This years New York Yacht Club 168th Annual Regatta saw three of the worlds most high performance race yachts on the start line. Three Maxi 72s, Bella Mente, Vesper and Proteus, all powered by Doyle, continued their on water rivalry during the two day regatta on Narragansett Bay, Newport. After two intense days, it was […]
Bella Mente readies for NYYC Annual Regatta
NEWPORT, R.I. (June 8, 2022) – It has been a while since Bella Mente Racing has felt this good about competing. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused setbacks over the past two years that, at worst, put the brakes on sailing worldwide, or, at best, threw a monkey wrench into the team’s best-laid of logistical plans. […]
The Seagull has landed.
Doyle Sails International announces powerhouse partnership with Seagull Sails, owned and operated by world-renowned, professional sailors Kyle Langford and David Gilmour. The alliance will see the pair deliver Doyle sails to both the Swedish and global Grand Prix/Superyacht markets. Kyle and Dave are joined by brand ambassadors Kinley Fowler and Tom Johnson, all boasting equally […]
Perseverance is the Yacht of the Year
Baltic sweeps the board at superyachting ‘Oscars’ Baltic Yachts dominated the Boat International Word Superyacht Awards 2022 with Perseverance being judged overall Sailing Yacht of the Year and Best Yacht in the 30m to 39.9m category and Path topping the 40m and above category. The announcements were made at a gala awards ceremony at London’s […]