Perfect partners
Doyle Sails signs significant three-year partnership with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
18 January 2021
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The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) recently announced a three-year partnership agreement with world-renowned sailmaker Doyle Sails.
The significant partnership agreement includes Doyle Sails being recognised as the ‘Official Sailmaker of the RNZYS, Home of the America’s Cup’ across key 150th events, including the Mastercard Superyacht Regatta and Barfoot & Thompson Bridge to Bean and all other local 150th sesquicentenary events.
As a New Zealand company owned and operated by three kiwi sailors, the continued support of sailors throughout New Zealand is a primary focus for Doyle Sails. The partnership coincides with the RNZYS celebrating their 150th sesquicentenary.
From 1 December 2020, Doyle Sails will be the naming right sponsors to the RNZYS’ Doyle Sails Wednesday Series and Doyle Sails Winter Series. These are key club racing events in the RNZYS race calendar and the most extensive sailing series in New Zealand.
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Doyle Sails has signed on as the ‘Official Sailmaker’ for the Mastercard Superyacht Regatta, as well as being an ‘Official Day Sponsor’. With an international focus on New Zealand in 2021, the event is set to be one of the significant on-water events during the busy America’s Cup period.
The second RNZYS 150th event, Doyle Sails is the ‘Official Sailmaker’ for the inaugural Barfoot & Thompson Bridge to Bean, an event designed to support grassroots sailing in New Zealand.
Doyle Sails will continue their association with the RNZYS Mastercard Youth Training Program with a number of sailors and sailmakers at Doyle Sails having graduated from the program.
Doyle Sails will sponsor the program for the next three years, with the addition of a Doyle Sails Boat 9, which will proudly sail with the Doyle Sails logo adorning both sides of the hull.
RNZYS CEO Hayden Porter is thrilled to have Doyle Sails on board with the squadron in such a significant way, and is looking forward to working closely with them over the next three years.
“It is fantastic to have Doyle Sails, a company that is extremely well recognised in the global sailing community, throw their support behind the squadron in such a big way.
“Not only have they taken on our two biggest club racing series, they have also embraced our 150th celebrations and become completely involved in two of our biggest on-water events in 2021.”
“Their support for our Mastercard Youth Training Program has always been outstanding, and to be able to continue this historical relationship between our organisations on a much larger scale is now is very exciting.
“I thoroughly look forward to working with the team at Doyle Sails for the next three years and am confident it is going to be a superbly fruitful partnership for both our organisations.”
Mike Sanderson, Doyle Sails International CEO and one of the most well-respected sailors in New Zealand said, “Doyle Sails is all about supporting sailors who share the same passion for sailing as we do. The opportunity to continue to work with such an iconic club with everything from grassroots and youth sailing through to the strongest club racing fleet in New Zealand is exciting.
“With the spotlight well and truly on New Zealand sailing and an event calendar that sees the RNZYS, the Home of the America’s Cup, host an international Superyacht regatta in 2021, it is a partnership we’re very proud to be part of – we’re looking forward to getting into it.”
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