Hyde Sails boats win two classes in Denmark’s largest regatta, with a host of other successes
The Palby Fyn Cup is Denmark's largest regatta. A 140-mile dash round the islands, this year's event saw 383 entries, although with a windy forecast just over 350 actually made it to the startline...Read More
The Palby Fyn Cup is Denmark's largest regatta. A 140-mile dash round the islands, this year's event saw 383 entries, although with a windy forecast just over 350 actually made it to the startline...Read More
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‘Sea Badger’ RTI success
'Sea Badger II' is awarded the Discovery Trophy for the second year in succession.
Mike Brooke’s Cape Cutter 19, 'Sea Badger II' took the Discovery Trophy for winning her class (Spirit of Modern Gaffers) for the second year running. Despite a very early 0515hrs start, Mike tells the tale of a highly enjoyable race. "It started with a wonderful gennaker leg from the start to the Needles during which we opened up a good lead.....Read On
'Sea Badger II' is awarded the Discovery Trophy for the second year in succession.
Mike Brooke’s Cape Cutter 19, 'Sea Badger II' took the Discovery Trophy for winning her class (Spirit of Modern Gaffers) for the second year running. Despite a very early 0515hrs start, Mike tells the tale of a highly enjoyable race. "It started with a wonderful gennaker leg from the start to the Needles during which we opened up a good lead.....Read On
The 2010 Squib National Championships
Hyde Sails prove a force to be reckoned with at the 2010 Squib nationals at the Royal St George YC in Dun Laoghaire
The 2010 Squib National Championship was always set to be a tricky light weather test on the shifty, unpredictable waters of Dublin Bay. With a week of high pressure and spring tides, conditions were dominated by the timing and direction of the erratic sea breeze, which filled in every day, but sometimes long after the sailing had either finished or been abandoned. No one team managed to win more than one race and the series was a high points scorer with any resulting the top 20 being a counter...Read On
Hyde Sails prove a force to be reckoned with at the 2010 Squib nationals at the Royal St George YC in Dun Laoghaire
The 2010 Squib National Championship was always set to be a tricky light weather test on the shifty, unpredictable waters of Dublin Bay. With a week of high pressure and spring tides, conditions were dominated by the timing and direction of the erratic sea breeze, which filled in every day, but sometimes long after the sailing had either finished or been abandoned. No one team managed to win more than one race and the series was a high points scorer with any resulting the top 20 being a counter...Read On
Hyde Sails has appointed Steve Douthwaite as its agent on the River Tyne
Hyde Sails has announced the appointment of a new agent, Steve Douthwaite Sails based on the River Tyne. Steve started his loft in Gateshead in 2006, moving to larger premises at North Shields on the banks of the River Tyne in February 2010. Close to the main marinas and boatyards on the River Tyne, the new loft has an increased floor are with plans for the addition of a new mezzanine floor and a new long arm sewing machine to work on the larger sails...Read On
Hyde Sails has announced the appointment of a new agent, Steve Douthwaite Sails based on the River Tyne. Steve started his loft in Gateshead in 2006, moving to larger premises at North Shields on the banks of the River Tyne in February 2010. Close to the main marinas and boatyards on the River Tyne, the new loft has an increased floor are with plans for the addition of a new mezzanine floor and a new long arm sewing machine to work on the larger sails...Read On
'Playing Around Logic' on winning form
The Hyde-powered 40.7 finishes first in class and third overall in the RORC Morgan Cup Peter Robson's Beneteau First 40.7, 'Playing Around Logic', sporting a full suit of Hyde sails, took the Queensborough Cup for best yacht in IRC One at the recent RORC Morgan Cup event. Finishing as first Beneteau 40.7 the result was enough to give her third place overall, just behind John Loden's HOD 35 'Psipsina' and Piet Vroon's Ker 46, 'Tonnerre de Breskens 3'...Read On
The Hyde-powered 40.7 finishes first in class and third overall in the RORC Morgan Cup Peter Robson's Beneteau First 40.7, 'Playing Around Logic', sporting a full suit of Hyde sails, took the Queensborough Cup for best yacht in IRC One at the recent RORC Morgan Cup event. Finishing as first Beneteau 40.7 the result was enough to give her third place overall, just behind John Loden's HOD 35 'Psipsina' and Piet Vroon's Ker 46, 'Tonnerre de Breskens 3'...Read On
Hyde tops podium after day one of Squib nationals
Two races were sailed on the first day of the 2010 Squib Nationals in Dublin. Nigel Grogan and Dan Cripps took the first race, sailing Squib 105 complete with their new set of 2010 Hyde Sails. They went on to extend their overall lead in the 68-boat fleet to 12 points after two races, despite a very unpredictable day's racing full of big gusts and shifts. There is still a long way to go in the event with three days of racing remaining and a fickle forecast. Read On
Two races were sailed on the first day of the 2010 Squib Nationals in Dublin. Nigel Grogan and Dan Cripps took the first race, sailing Squib 105 complete with their new set of 2010 Hyde Sails. They went on to extend their overall lead in the 68-boat fleet to 12 points after two races, despite a very unpredictable day's racing full of big gusts and shifts. There is still a long way to go in the event with three days of racing remaining and a fickle forecast. Read On
Hyde Sails racing round Britain
The doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race gets underway...
The Royal Western YC's doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race started on Sunday in impressive style. The fleet includes Mike Wigmore's Corsair 31 'Freebird', which is sporting a new suit of Hyde Sails for the race...Read On
The doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race gets underway...
The Royal Western YC's doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race started on Sunday in impressive style. The fleet includes Mike Wigmore's Corsair 31 'Freebird', which is sporting a new suit of Hyde Sails for the race...Read On
'Genesis' wins Flying 15 Classics
'Genesis' won the recent Scottish classics championship with a two-year-old set of Hyde sails, which just goes to prove the brand is made to last as well as perform…
Dan Challis and his fiancee Kirsten Shaughenessy bought 'Genesis' - one of the last Classics to be built in 1984 - some three years ago to join the burgeoning Scottish Classic fleet. They race her regularly at Holy Loch Sailing Club, which has a growing fleet and is home to the current Flying Fifteen Classic world champion...Read On
'Genesis' won the recent Scottish classics championship with a two-year-old set of Hyde sails, which just goes to prove the brand is made to last as well as perform…
Dan Challis and his fiancee Kirsten Shaughenessy bought 'Genesis' - one of the last Classics to be built in 1984 - some three years ago to join the burgeoning Scottish Classic fleet. They race her regularly at Holy Loch Sailing Club, which has a growing fleet and is home to the current Flying Fifteen Classic world champion...Read On
'Neilson Redeye' wins at Brighton Marina Regatta
Over the weekend of May 7-9 Brighton Marina Yacht Club hosted its popular club regatta. With visiting yachts from Eastbourne and Sussex (Shoreham) Yacht Clubs, the fleet was split four ways. IRC1 and 2 (starting together) for the dedicated racers, a Portsmouth yardstick (PY) fleet for the cruiser racers and a dedicated fleet for the Cork 1720s.
The format was for the first race on the Friday evening followed by five races over the weekend with five races to count. With simple windward/leeward and triangle courses. The weather had still not settled into 'summer mode' and this spring regatta had a wintery feel about it with cold northerlies blowing through the weekend making for gusty offshore winds but flat seas...Read On
Over the weekend of May 7-9 Brighton Marina Yacht Club hosted its popular club regatta. With visiting yachts from Eastbourne and Sussex (Shoreham) Yacht Clubs, the fleet was split four ways. IRC1 and 2 (starting together) for the dedicated racers, a Portsmouth yardstick (PY) fleet for the cruiser racers and a dedicated fleet for the Cork 1720s.
The format was for the first race on the Friday evening followed by five races over the weekend with five races to count. With simple windward/leeward and triangle courses. The weather had still not settled into 'summer mode' and this spring regatta had a wintery feel about it with cold northerlies blowing through the weekend making for gusty offshore winds but flat seas...Read On
Hyde Sails grows in Ireland
Hyde Sails has announced the appointment of a new loft in Galway on the west coast of Ireland…
The only sailmakers on Ireland's west coast, Cullen Sailmakers was established in Galway in 1984.
Since then Glendy Cullen has established a strong reputation for his loft’s expertise and friendly service, manufacturing and repairing sails for both modern designs as well as the more traditional side, such as the Cannemare and Galway Hooker gaff rig boats...Read On
Hyde Sails has announced the appointment of a new loft in Galway on the west coast of Ireland…
The only sailmakers on Ireland's west coast, Cullen Sailmakers was established in Galway in 1984.
Since then Glendy Cullen has established a strong reputation for his loft’s expertise and friendly service, manufacturing and repairing sails for both modern designs as well as the more traditional side, such as the Cannemare and Galway Hooker gaff rig boats...Read On
Silver Tiller win sets up season for new team
Hyde Sails are continuing to top the Merlin Rocket fleet, this year it's all eyes on the new pairing of Simon Blake and Alex Jackson. We found out more about their first victory, how they got together, and their plans for the year ahead.
Simon Blake and Alex Jackson, both long time Merlin sailors, teamed up at the end of 2009. Alex explains how he made the switch from helming to crewing for Simon: "I had a great crew (Ben Hollis-currently leading the Silver Tiller), but unfortunately he lives in Birmingham so logistically it was a nightmare...Read On
Hyde Sails are continuing to top the Merlin Rocket fleet, this year it's all eyes on the new pairing of Simon Blake and Alex Jackson. We found out more about their first victory, how they got together, and their plans for the year ahead.
Simon Blake and Alex Jackson, both long time Merlin sailors, teamed up at the end of 2009. Alex explains how he made the switch from helming to crewing for Simon: "I had a great crew (Ben Hollis-currently leading the Silver Tiller), but unfortunately he lives in Birmingham so logistically it was a nightmare...Read On
Win for Hyde-powered Albacore
Hyde has been busy over the winter developing sails for the Albacore class, we spoke to Mark Fowler to find out more…
Mark Fowler's Hyde-powered boat (7143) has been the testing ground for the development of Hyde's latest generation of Albacore sails. In 2009, Mark teamed up with Neville Herbert and 2010 has started well for the duo with a second in the Excel Dinghy pursuit race, which was followed by a recent win in Maidenhead, where they faced the added challenge of sailing in a borrowed boat as their boat was still in the workshop at Paintcraft...Read On
Hyde has been busy over the winter developing sails for the Albacore class, we spoke to Mark Fowler to find out more…
Mark Fowler's Hyde-powered boat (7143) has been the testing ground for the development of Hyde's latest generation of Albacore sails. In 2009, Mark teamed up with Neville Herbert and 2010 has started well for the duo with a second in the Excel Dinghy pursuit race, which was followed by a recent win in Maidenhead, where they faced the added challenge of sailing in a borrowed boat as their boat was still in the workshop at Paintcraft...Read On
Squib success for Hyde's sails
Hyde Sails' hard work developing its Squib sail design over the winter has paid off, with Hyde's sails dominating the opening regatta of the season, the Mike Flint Trophy…
The first regatta of the Squib season took place at Burnham on Crouch over the Easter Weekend, with the fleet competing for the Mike Flint Trophy. The event had a sailmaking subplot as Hyde Sails' former Squib agent, White Marine had defected to Lonton and Grey with both teams eager to see whose new designs would prove to be fastest...Read On
Hyde Sails' hard work developing its Squib sail design over the winter has paid off, with Hyde's sails dominating the opening regatta of the season, the Mike Flint Trophy…
The first regatta of the Squib season took place at Burnham on Crouch over the Easter Weekend, with the fleet competing for the Mike Flint Trophy. The event had a sailmaking subplot as Hyde Sails' former Squib agent, White Marine had defected to Lonton and Grey with both teams eager to see whose new designs would prove to be fastest...Read On
Albacore Focus
Hyde has been busy over the winter developing sails for the Albacore class, we spoke to Mark Fowler to find out more…
The Albacore class might be nearly 50, but sail technology doesn't stand still and the Hyde Sails team continues to eek out every extra bit of efficiency and performance it can. Charles Devenport has been working closely with the class to develop the sails over the past year...Read On
Hyde has been busy over the winter developing sails for the Albacore class, we spoke to Mark Fowler to find out more…
The Albacore class might be nearly 50, but sail technology doesn't stand still and the Hyde Sails team continues to eek out every extra bit of efficiency and performance it can. Charles Devenport has been working closely with the class to develop the sails over the past year...Read On
