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Star
Class Win at 2008 Schoonmaker Cup |
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Jud
Smith Wins 2008 Star Fall Windup |
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Doyle
Dominates J/122 & Ben. 36.7 Classes at American Yacht Club
Fall Series |
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White
Dove Wins St. Francis Yacht Club's Rolex Big Boat Series |
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Doyle
1,2,5 At Etchells North Americans |
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Bight
Me Wins Rhodes 19 Nationals |
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Doyle
Dominates Yngling Class |
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Damian
Emery is on Fire |
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2008
Marblehead NOOD |
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Back
to Back Mackinacs |
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Doyle
Sailmakers Expands |
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Doyle
Hits a Homerun with the Delivery Sails for Speedboat |
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Class
Wins at 2008 Newport-Bermuda Race |
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J/105
Wins 2008 Block Island Race Week |
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Tulip
Time Victory |
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Zeitgeist
Wins 2008 Sperry Top-Sider Chicago NOOD |
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Honoring
Robbie Doyle |
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Mike
Bruno and Tom Boyle Win J/122 Class's First U.S. Regatta With
Their New Wings |
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Doyle
Star Sails Debut at the 2008 Star World Championship |
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Doyle
Sailmakers Wins Four Classes at 2008 Sperry Top-Sider St.
Petersburg NOOD Regatta |
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STAR
CLASS WIN AT 2008 SCHOONMAKER CUP |
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Jud Smith and Stuart
DeLisser were the victors in the first Star regatta of the 2008-09
Miami winter racing season. Teaming up for the first time,
Jud and Stuart bested the fleet of 15 in the Schoonmaker
Cup
held November 8th and 9th. The five race series
was primarily sailed in under 6 knots on Saturday with the winds
picking to 8 to 14 for the final two races on Sunday.
Squeaking out a 1 point victory over Andy Macdonald and Brian
Fatih, Jud was 1.5 points ahead of Henrik Dannesboe and Edward
Morey. Dan Coughlin with crew Harri Palm, hoisted their Doyle
sails for the first time and had a very good series including a 2nd
and a 4th. Dan has recently returned to the
excitement of the Star after a period sailing big boats.
Complete
Results
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JUD
SMITH WINS 2008 STAR FALL WINDUP |
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The 2008 Star Fall
Windup was held October 4-5, 2008. Sixteen Stars competed in the
Fall Windup sailed on the Choptank River. While 2008 Star North
American Champion John Maccausland won the first race, Jud Smith
and Brian Fatih won the regatta with finishes of 2-1-1-1. The
conditions on Saturday were very light with under 5 knots of
breeze. Sunday started out breezier with 8 to 12 knots of wind and
then lightened up to to 4 to 6 knots.
2008
Star Fall Windup Final Results |
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DOYLE
DOMINATES J/122 & BEN 36.7 CLASSES AT AMERICAN YACHT CLUB FALL
SERIES
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Doyle
sails dominated the new J/122 class at the American Yacht
Club Fall Series, finishing 1-2-3. Barry Gold’s J/122 Sundari
with a new Doyle main and VMG spinnaker squeaked out a win over
Doyle powered Christopher Dragon and Patriot. The
Doyle dominance continued in the Beneteau 36.7 class
with Crossbow, Resolute and Whirlwind
taking all the silver.
American
Yacht Club Fall Series Final Results
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WHITE
DOVE WINS ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB'S ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES |
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Mike
Garl’s Beneteau 40.7 White Dove powered by
Doyle Sails ended the 2008 West Coast season with a bang
by winning St. Francis Yacht Club’s Rolex Big Boat
Series! A long list of victories in 2008 set
White
Dove apart from the competition as THE boat to beat.
“Doyle
Sailmakers did a great job providing fast sails, and
played a larger part in organizing crew and managing
the program” according to Jon Stewart, Tactician.
White Dove’s crew included Nathan
Ballard, and Doyle San Francisco’s
Rusty Canada
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White
Dove dominated the 2008 season winning the
competitive SF-IRC season, Aldo Alessio Regatta, the
West Coast IRC Championship, and a Rolex for their
class win in the Big Boat Series.
“It has always been my goal to win a Rolex,
and Doyle San Francisco played a large part in
achieving that goal. Doyle has provided me with fast sails, great
advice in optimizing my boat for IRC, and
unsurpassed service. I look forward to working with Doyle
Sailmakers in the future,” said Mike Garl, Owner.
If
you are looking for a Sailmaker to help you achieve
your goals in racing, Doyle Sailmakers is the place
to go!
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DOYLE
1,2,5 AT ETCHELLS NORTH AMERICANS |
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The 2008
Etchells North American Championship was held at the Annapolis Yacht
Club,
September 11-13. The top 2 finishers were powered by complete
inventories of Doyle Sails.
Doyle Sails also powered 6 of the top 10 finishers: 1, 2, 5, 6*,
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22, Becky
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Jud Smith, Mark
Johnson and Nik Burfoot won the 2008 North
American Championship with 9 points, 4-1-[5]-1-1-2. Hank Lammens,
Dirk Kneulman and Dwayne Smithers came in 2nd with 17 points,
1-[14]-4-3-2-7. |
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Photo
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22, Becky
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Wade
Edwards, Justin Muller, and Tim Platt finished 5th in the
30-boat fleet packed with pros and former Etchells Champions.
Wade's team won the Corinthian Cup, presented by Pat Stadel,
awarded to the top all amateur team. Congratulations to Wade, Justin, and Tim! |
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Complete
Results
Read
More: Jud Smith Takes Back Title of Etchells North American
Champion
Read
More: Sydney Fleet Team Wins Etchells North Americans
*Partial
inventory |
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BIGHT
ME WINS RHODES 19 NATIONALS |
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Congratulations to Charlie
Pendleton, Jim
Raisides and crew on Bight Me
for winning the 2008 Rhodes 19 Nationals held at the
New Bedford Yacht Club. Bight Me, powered by
an all Doyle inventory, also won the Don Quixote Trophy
and the Novice Trophy. When you want to put in a
winning performance, contact your local Doyle loft at
800-94-DOYLE.
Click
here for more details on all Doyle One Design Classes.
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DOYLE
DOMINATES YNGLING CLASS |
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Congratulations
to teams skippered by Sarah Ayton (GBR), Mandy Mulder (NED) and Sofia Bekatorou (GRE)
for winning the Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in the Yngling
Class at the 2008 Olympics using Doyle sails. Team GBR's coach,
Paul Brotherton, attributed the switch to a new Doyle mainsail
designed by Jud Smith as key to Team GBR's Gold. When
you want to put in a winning performance, contact your local Doyle
loft at 800-94-DOYLE. For more details on all
Doyle One Design Classes,
click here.
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Read
more about Team GBR's "No Excuses" Campaign |
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DAMIAN
EMERY IS ON FIRE
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Damian Emery's Eclipse
continues to dominate in the J/105 fleet, posting wins in his last
6 regattas. Eclipse, powered by a Doyle Tri-Radial Main and
Doyle Jib, won the J/105 class at
St Petersburg NOOD,
American Spring Series, Cedar Point One Design Regatta, Larchmont
Race Week, Block Island Race Week, and NYYC Race Week. George Ryan
on the Eclipse team, adds "I do know that we feel we
consistently sail higher and faster than the other 105’s. We
love the Doyle main and jib."
Complete
results: NYYC Race
Week, Block Island Race Week |
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2008
MARBLEHEAD NOOD |
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Over 180 boats
competed at the 11th annual Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta in
Marblehead held July 24-27, 2008. Congratulations to Doyle customers who won the
following classes: Etchells (Riva), IOD (Gypsy),
J/105 (Steelaway), Town Class (Patience), Sonar
(Bill Lynn), Alerion Express 28 (Tumbler), and Rhodes 19 (Sheerboom).
For complete
results from the 2008 Marblehead NOOD, click
here.
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BACK
TO BACK MACKINACS |
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July
29, 2008: Doyle Sails powered John Barbour‘s Velero VII
to 2nd in the NA40 division of the 84th Bayview
Yacht Club Port Huron to Mackinac Race and to win the Chicago-Mackinac
Trophy Division in the 100th running of the Chicago Yacht
Club Race to Mackinac. Doyle customers won 11 classes in
the Bayview to Mackinac Race: C&C 35 (Regardless),
Cruising B (Solutions), Cruising C (Momentum),
Cruising D (Days End), IRC C (Sagitta), IRC D (Blitz),
IRC F (Eliminator), IRC G (Rebel), J/105 (Junto),
J/120 (Flyin' Irish), NA 40 (Montombi).
In
the Chicago Mackinac Race, Doyle
customers won the following classes: Beneteau 36.7 (Karma), J/109 (Zeitgeist), J/120 (Carinthia), Section 4 (Power Tripp)
and Section 7 (Velero VII). This is the 4th time in 5 years
that Karma has won the 36.7 class of the Chicago Mackinac
Race. And, the 2nd time in as many years that Zeitgeist won
the J/109 class.
When you are ready to put in a winning performance, contact your local
Doyle loft.
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DOYLE
SAILMAKERS EXPANDS
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Doyle Sailmakers is pleased to
announce the addition of Jean-Paul Gateff to the Doyle Superyacht
Team. Gateff has been operating as Voiles Gateff in the south of
France, near Toulon, since 1970. "Jean-Paul is well
recognized for his top quality sailmaking and service.
He operates an outstanding service and repair facility," said
Robbie Doyle. With the addition of a Doyle Superyacht loft in the
south of France, Doyle continues to expand what is already the
most comprehensive service
available to Superyachts worldwide.
Please join us in welcoming Jean-Paul Gateff, Thierry
Monge,
and Frédérique
Verges to the Doyle Team.
Doyle France
738 Chemin des Plantades
PO Box 285
Toulon Cedex 09
France
T: (+33) 494.086.200
F: (+33) 494.086.201
france@doylesails.com
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DOYLE
HITS A HOMERUN WITH THE DELIVERY SAILS FOR SPEEDBOAT
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The
New Juan K 98’ Speedboat choose Doyle to build the two
delivery sails for their new program.
Rusty Canada of Doyle
San Francisco
and Richard Bouzaid of Doyle New
Zealand
worked hand in hand on the project, and the result was a perfect
set of sails.
The sails were Tri-Radial Dimension-Polyant GXLD.
After much work on the design aspect and complicated reef
setup, the sails fit perfectly.
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“We
were very pleased with our decision to go with Doyle for the
delivery inventory for Speedboat.
Doyle did exactly what they said they would do, and were a
pleasure to work with; not to mention the sails looked great." Bill Erkelens,
Speedboat, Project Manager
If you are looking for new sails or service work on your
existing sails. Doyle is the place to go to get the job done.
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CLASS
WINS AT NEWPORT-BERMUDA RACE |
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It
was great to see a standard Swan 601, powered by her new Doyle
main and spinnakers, win Class 11 in the professional division.
Sam Fleet and crew on Aquarius beat the fleet of some of
the hottest boats with some of the best professional talent: Blue
Yankee, Numbers, Moneypenny, Rambler, and
Bella Mente. It was just as rewarding to have Bandera
win Class 14 in the cruising division. John Watts won the
easier way: powered by a new StackPack! Bandera also
competed with a new Doyle Spinnaker and Stratis Genoa. Let Doyle
not only improve your boat’s performance, but make it easier for
you as well.
Contact
your local Doyle loft.
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J/105
WINS BLOCK ISLAND RACE WEEK
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Block
Island Race week was hosted by Duck Island Yacht Club and Zuse
June 15-20, 2008. Congratulations to Damian
Emery for winning the J/105 division at BIRW with Eclipse.
Damian used a Doyle Main and Jib.
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Island Race Week Photos |
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TULIP
TIME VICTORY |
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Doyle
sails powered Tom Londrigan Jr. and
Steve Cutting to
win the 55th Annual Tulip Time Tuneup Regatta held at the
Gull Lake Yacht Club. Tom and Steve dominated the fleet of 26
Stars with finishes of 1-2-1-2-1. Doyle sails are fast
and easy to trim over a wide range of conditions. For
more information on Star
sails, click
here.
Complete
Results |
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ZEITGEIST
WINS 2008 CHICAGO NOOD
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Congratulations
to Robert and Dr. Cornelia Zerban for being named the overall
winners of the 2008 Chicago NOOD. There were 267 boats in 15 fleets
that competed at the regatta in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Zerbans
in Zeitgeist was the boat to beat in the J/109 class,
finishing with only 18 points. "It's
such an amazing feeling and an honor to be named the winners of
this regatta," said Robert Zerban. "We had a such a
great time in Chicago
and we couldn't have accomplished what we did without the help
of our excellent crew."
As
the overall winner, the Zerbans have the opportunity to compete
in the 2008 NOOD
Regatta Championships in the British Virgin Islands
in November aboard Sunsail 39s against the overall
winners from each of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD regattas.
During
the Regatta, the Zerbans used a full inventory of Doyle Stratis
up-wind sails including a new mainsail and new AP Class Jib addition to their three year old Doyle Spinnakers, which are
still lightening fast.
In
3rd place was Len Segil's Lucky Dubbie who has also made the
switch to Doyle for the 2008 Season.
In
the Beneteau 36.7 class, tied for second was Program and Split
Decision, with Program winning the tiebreaker. Well
over half of the 18 boat class were powered by Doyle sails.
In
the Beneteau-40.7 fleet, Dave Hardy and Team Turning Point
won the class using Doyle Stratis headsails and Doyle
spinnakers. Congratulations to Team Turning Point on a
well deserved victory.
Phil
Dowd's Inferno finished 3rd in the Farr 40 Class with
Doyle's Richard Bouzaid on board. Inferno had a new
Stratis Carbon Main, Code 1, and Code 2.
In
the GL-70 Class: Lance Smotherman's Details placed 3rd
with Doyle's Karl Kuspa on board. Details used new Doyle
Stratis sails.
Complete
Results
Photos
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HONORING
ROBBIE DOYLE |
Reprinted from
Sailing World: Periodically, the
Eastern Yacht Club
in Marblehead, MA, presents its Charles
Francis Adams Memorial Trophy to a distinguished sailor. The club
does not hand out this award every year. Last Tuesday at a newly
renovated clubhouse, Ted Turner and I joined 220 club members to
honor Robbie Doyle with this prestigious award.
The award's namesake, C.F. Adams, was the one-time secretary of
the Navy. In 1920, he was the first amateur to steer an America's
Cup defender, Resolute, which defeated Shamrock IV 3-2 in a
very emotional series. Adams was an icon of New England sailing.
Honoree Robbie Doyle enjoyed racing success from an early age. He
won the Sears Cup two times and was a three-time All-American at
Harvard. In 1968, at the age of 18, he just missed qualifying in
the Finn class for the Olympics. Robbie was planning to go to
medical school after graduation, but Ted Hood convinced him to
start a career in sailmaking.
As mainsail trimmer and sailmaker for Courageous, Robbie
was a key player when we successfully defended the America's Cup
in 1977. During last week's ceremony, Ted Turner commented on
Robbie's contribution to the campaign. "Robbie is a very
analytic person with a natural gift for sailing," said
Turner. "It is rare that an artist and a scientist can be one
person, but this defines Robbie Doyle."
Also in attendance were Robbie's family and former Adams Award
recipients Jud Smith and Dave Curtis. In his acceptance speech,
Robbie delivered a few gracious comments:
"So, how did I get here? I had many instructors along the way
including Mary Hogan, Jon Wales, and our own Phil Smith, to name a
few. But in many ways I learned to sail and race in much the way
Charles Francis Adams did. I routinely sailed my 8-foot turnabout
to and from our home on Fluen Point to both Pleon and the weekend
races. I usually did this trek sailing against my older brother,
Richie. Not a bad sparring partner, as Richie went on to win
College Sailor of the Year. I can tell you the results of the
official racing were nowhere near as important as who got home
first!
"The neighborhood from which I roamed was a bit unique in
sailing. Next door to us were Jon and Steve Wales. They were a bit
higher on the pecking order, as they sailed their elegant, sleek
110s back and forth while Richie and I sailed our turnabouts. In
the next house was Dave Smith (father of Jud). When Dave was not
off winning a gold medal, he could often be seen sailing up Salem
Harbor as foredeck boss aboard the 12-meter Nefertiti. As
we all know, Jud is still learning to sail, and once he figures
out the Star boat he could be really good!"
In recent years Robbie's company, formed in 1982, has become a
leader in building sails for megayachts like Maltese Falcon
and Mirabella.
Robbie
Doyle Profile Video by Gary Jobson
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MIKE
BRUNO AND TOM BOYLE WIN J/122 CLASS'S FIRST U.S. REGATTA WITH
THEIR NEW WINGS |
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The J/122 is a
new type of sailboat that can be raced and cruised. Built in
Europe, where the design is popular, it has started to become
established in the U.S., and this last weekend saw the first
regatta of these boats in the U.S. The regatta was won by Mike
Bruno and Tom Boyle in their new J/122, Wings.
Rye, NY (PRWEB)
-- It was "spring" in name only at the American Yacht
Club Spring Series of 2008. A strong Easterly breeze for 3 of the
4 racing days offered up gusts to 30 knots and substantial sea
state. Turnout was strong, with over 100 boats competing in 12
one-design, IRC and PHRF classes in the annual event that kicks
off the big boat racing season in the Northeast.
Just days before
the regatta, Mike Bruno, the current commodore of American Yacht
Club, and his co-owner, club member Tom Boyle, took delivery of
their new J/122, Wings. The J/122 is a new versatile 40
foot performance sailboat that offers racing performance with
comfortable live-aboard accommodations. The boats have proven
popular in Europe, where they are made, and fleets are now
building in the U.S. The boat is designed and marketed by J
Boats.
Photos and
information on this design and Wings specifically are
available at Wings'
Website.
The American
Yacht Club Spring Series was the very first one design event in
the U.S. for this design. Seven boats, all local, competed over 4
days of challenging racing. Some of the best sailors around were
on the boats, crewing and calling tactics. Action was tight. The
boat that has been active in these waters the longest, Andrew
Weiss's Christopher Dragon, and has won handicap events in
the past (before the one design class was established), challenged
for first place but ended up with a close second after Wings.
Commodore Bruno
said, "Having never sailed a sprit boat in the past, or
competed in one design racing, it was particularly rewarding to do
well in our Spring Series. The 122 is a superb boat with excellent
build quality, awesome performance in all the conditions we have
experienced to date, and great looks. The boat was totally in
control on the days we saw 30kt gusts with steep seas, and was
also very fast on the two light days. We already have three 122s
at American Yacht Club -- and four other J/122s nearby -- and I
suspect our East Coast fleet will grow quickly."
Tom Boyle added,
"I am pleased to have joined with my friend Mike Bruno in
co-owning and co-skippering this boat, whose design is exceeding
all my expectations. Mike and I have planned a first rate program
and are fortunate to have attracted some of the very best amateur
sailors in our area."
Sailmaker Mark
Ploch of Doyle Ploch Sails added, "It was once again clear
that our sails are fast and easy to trim over a wide range of
conditions. This allows the crew to concentrate on boat handling
and tactics, not having to tweak sails." Visit the Doyle
Ploch Sails Website.
Full results of the regatta are at American
Yacht Club Website.
Competition is
expected to ratchet up further as more boats are slated to attend
upcoming New England events including the East Coast Championship
at New York Yacht Club Race Week in Newport in mid July;
information on that regatta at New
York Yacht Club Website.
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DOYLE
STAR SAILS DEBUT AT THE 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
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The Coral Reef Yacht
Club in Miami, Florida is host to this year's Star World
Championship. Doyle One Design was happy to debut our CM-5,
crosscut mainsail, and RM-5, Radial mainsail in the weeks leading
up to the event, where extensive sail testing was done.
Visit our
website
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DOYLE
SAILMAKERS WINS FOUR CLASSES AT 2008 SPERRY TOP-SIDER ST.
PETERSBURG NOOD REGATTA
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The
2008 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta was sailed in
light air conditions. Father
and son, Spike and Brad Boston both set records for most fleet
wind at the St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta. Spike and his S2 7.9, Frequent
Flyer, won his class and a fifth consecutive fleet title at
the regatta. Brad sailed his Ultimate 20, Honour, to
claim his fifth consecutive fleet title.
Brad,
with six firsts and one second, finished 12 points ahead of rival
sailor Jim Pearson of Wheatley, Ontario.
Spike finished 3 points ahead of the Pawlowski family of
New York
and Florida. The
top 4 finishers in the U20 and the top 5 finishers in the S2 class
use Doyle Boston sails. Both
Spike and Brad have several National titles between them and
together. The
family owns Doyle Boston Sailmakers in Point Edward,
Ontario,
Canada.
Congratulations
to Damian Emery and his crew on Eclipse for winning the J/105 class. Justin Scott and his crew on Husker won the
Viper 640 class.
Complete
Results
Boston's
to Battle for Share of St. Pete NOOD Record
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