Doyle Caribbean

BLACK PEARL | Doyle-powered Black Pearl won line honours for the Admiral's Cup fleet in the Rolex Fastnet Race. The Botin 56, owned by Stefan Jentzsch, was the first Admiral's Cup boat to round the Fastnet Rock and also the first to cross the finish line in Cherbourg.

Photo Credit // Alex Turnbull

BUILT TO ENDURE | Doyle Sails Stratis Expedition. Engineered for long-range cruising and extreme conditions, built to last mile after mile.

By sailors, for sailors.

Read more here // https://www.doylesails.com/innovation/stratis-expedition/

PALMA SERVICE STEPPING UP | As a year-round hub for Superyacht and Grand Prix sailing, Palma is a bustling centre of activity, home to many Doyle Sails customers.

With 35 years of experience in the sailmaking industry, service manager Ben Fletcher, brings extensive knowledge and expertise to the team. His career began in 1990 with a sailmaking apprenticeship in Sydney, Australia, and since then, he has worked globally in the field. In 2021, he served as Loft Manager for Emirates Team New Zealand during their successful America’s Cup campaign. Over the years, Ben has contributed to multiple America’s Cup cycles and worked with Grand Prix and Superyacht teams.

Read more here // https://ow.ly/oYNA50WEXsx

SAFE HARBOUR RACE WEEKEND | Doyle-powered teams enjoyed spectacular sailing at the Safe Harbour Race Weekend in Newport.

Wendy Schmidt’s Azulito secured 1st place in ORC B within the Narragansett Bay Division 1 Racing fleet. In the Rhode Island Sound Racing Superyacht fleet, Delta House, skippered by Barbara Swanson, claimed 1st, while Hap Fauth’s Whisper took 2nd.

Doyle-powered Maximus turned heads with a large crew on board each day, working seamlessly to get her around the course.

Photo Credit // Michele Friel Almeida & George Bekris

HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK | With only a week to go until the biggest event on the Australian sailing calendar, Doyle Sails customers are gearing up for an awesome week of racing in the beautiful surrounds of Hamilton Island.

Keep your eyes peeled for the 2025 limited edition t-shirts!

TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES | NTG’s investment in the Hybrid robotic system represents a big financial relief for the previous Doyle Sails owners. ‘We would have had to extend the mortgages on our houses to make that kind of investment before,’ says Sanderson. ‘We actually did that numerous times over the past 15 years, so it is very nice not to have to do it on this occasion.’

Read more in the August Seahorse technical briefing on our website :

Photo credit : Alex Turnbull

CAM SEAGREEN JOINS DOYLE PALMA | Cam Seagreen joins the team at Doyle Sails Palma, bringing with him a wealth of experience across multiple sailing disciplines and a strong background in sailmaking, project management, and product development.

Cam’s appointment further solidifies Doyle Sails’ commitment to the well-recognised ‘by sailors, for sailors’ ethos.

Read more here // https://www.doylesails.com/cam-seagreen-joins-doyle-sails-palma-strengthening-the-global-sales-team/

STRATIS EXPEDITION | Built to endure.

Engineered for long-range cruising and extreme conditions, built to last mile after mile.
By sailors, for sailors.

Read more // https://www.doylesails.com/not-all-sails-are-created-equal/

GOLD COAST TO MACKAY RACE | Doyle-powered teams had another successful weekend of racing in Australia with the Gold Coast to Mackay Race! The 520 NM race saw 29 entries, including Ron Epstein's Bacchanal from the USA and Geoff Hill's Hong Kong-flagged team.

LINE HONOURS
2nd Koa | Andy Kearnan
3rd Antipodes | Geoffrey Hill

PHS
1st Cyan Moon | Wayne Seaward

IRC
3rd Koa | Andy Kearnan

ORC
3rd Bacchanal | Ronald Epstein

Photo Credit // GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race

ROBBIE DOYLE | When asked what his favourite sailing moment was earlier this year, Robbie replied Finn sailing!! ‘I just love the whole rhythm of it. I love the simplicity of it. You roll your boat in the water and you go sailing. You’re sailing every moment. No crew meetings and all that sort of stuff. On bigger boats, of course, there’s no way around crew meetings. You’ve got to get a team working together. But it just takes up so much time! In the Finn, you go sailing – and I knew everybody in the class.’

Read more about Robbie's life, the beginning of the brand and what life is like today // https://www.doylesails.com/robbie-doyle-forwards-towards-the-unknown/

ADMIRALS CUP RESULTS | 2025 has seen the Admiral's Cup reintroduced into modern racing, with some of the most iconic 40 and 50ft race yachts from around the globe vying for the top spot in Cowes, the home of yacht racing. Over the past week 15 teams have gone head to head in 6 inshore races, a short offshore race and the around Fastnet Rock as the finale. Doyle Sails are proud to be the sailmaker of choice to these podium finishers.

Admirals Cup 1 Division
2nd : Zen - Gordon Ketelbey (CYCA)

Admiral's Cup 2 Divsion
1st : Callisto - Jim Murray (RNZYS)

Admirals Cup Team Series Results
3rd : Royal New Zealand Yacht Squardon - Calli,sto and Caro

Photo Credit : Alex Turnbull

FASTNET FINISHERS | Doyle-powered Black Pearl crossed the Fastnet finish line in Cherbourg first of all Admiral's Cup entrants with an elapsed time of 3d 06:54:52. While Tschüss 2 has claimed IRC Super Zero, and Leopard 3 is 3rd in the same division.

In Admiral's Cup 2, it was Jim Murray and his Doyle-powered team on Callisto who claimed 2nd on the water in AC2 Division and are sitting in 2nd on handicap in AC2 and Admiral's Cup overall, and 3rd IRC overall!!

Photo Credit : Alex Turnbull
*Final results pending as yachts are still finishing