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Young 88 Auckland Fleet Update

We know you're busy so will be unusually brief :) .. here is some stuff that will interest you, but you will need to act now .....
Wed 26 Jul 2023

Young 88 Fleet Setting Short Handed Sailing Records

We are not referring to speed records here.  Jim Young’s wonder boat cannot foil, is only 30 foot long and most of the fleet were designed and built last millennium.  It can however still break its own records for race entries and do a quick change to take the family away cruising for summer!
Fri 30 Jun 2023

The Y88 Plan for Mad March

We are thinking of all those affected by the extreme weather and crossing fingers for a late summer to dry out and allow us to deliver some light relief in the form of March's full plan of fun sailing events at both ends of the country ...... We kicked off last Saturday with a weighing and measuring session ...
Fri 24 Feb 2023

Final Reminder. 8Y8 Auckland Champs Update - Sunday Feb 26th

The forecast for next Sunday is perfect, ie sunny 10-15kts from SW. This compact one-day event makes for great practice for those doing The Harken Nationals and is a more chilled out event for those who are not. but wait there's more .... the entry fee is only $75 per boat. Grab the crew, additional family & friends and get your entry in before midnight this Weds
Mon 20 Feb 2023

2023 Bay Week - Sailor Moon Wins in Challenging Conditions

It was AP over A for the last day of Bay of Islands Sailing Week. The first time in its 20 year history that a day has been lost to too much wind. Congrats to Jacko Van Deventer and co on Sailor Moon for taking the 88 win ahead of Paul McWilliams on War Machine and new 88 skipper Drew Belk 3rd on line and 1st handicap on Slipstream.
Fri 27 Jan 2023

Merry 88 Christmas and Auckland Regatta Change Update

Hi all, Hopefully work done, shopping finished, and boat packed ready for a long hot summer of cruising. Don't forget to do you pre-holiday service and safety checks, make sure the tiller head bolt is tight, lifeline lashings secure and stanchions not cracked around the elbow at the bottom. failure of any one of those things is embarrassing at best! 2022 was another good year for practicing resilience skills! 2023 does not look like a moderate breeze broad reach either but we have plans ....
Fri 23 Dec 2022

North Sails Owners Champs - The Last Word Pre Racing

The rain dance did the trick and the weather looks like it will play ball tomorrow for what is a very competitive fleet and a sign of good things as we build post covid and into the Nationals .......
Fri 11 Nov 2022

2022 SSANZ Two Handed Triple Series - Its a Wrap!

Another excellent SSANZ Series was topped off with a Shorthanded Sailing Association of New Zealand "do" ... Last night was the 2022 PIC Insurance Brokers Triple Series Prize Giving ....... social, relaxed fun and funny. We had our own fleet like usual in the RAILBLAZA division.
Sat 01 Oct 2022

Two Handed Regatta: Drifty McDriftface wins the day of Mount Gay Young 88 Racing

The annual Mount Gay Rum Young 88 1-2-3 Series hosted by the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club might sound like a mouthful, but it’s an awesome wee event packed up nicely over three Sundays during the off-season here in Auckland, New Zealand. Actually… That’s not 100% correct – technically there is no “off-season” in Auckland – we pretty much sail all year round, regardless of the weather.
Tue 10 May 2022

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