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Young 88 Update - March 2025

Published Thu 13 Mar 2025

 

Young 88 Update - March 2025
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Hi War,

Just a brief newsletter before the Nationals!

North Sails Southern Championships

The Southern Champs were hosted by the Naval Point Club over the 1-2 March 2025. Six yachts competed with eight races over two days.

The first day had winds of 8-10 knots increasing over the Sunday to 18-20 knots!

Line Results

1st - Outrageous (Harry Thurston)
2nd - Flying Machine (Craig Edwards)
3rd - First Class (Rick Hallihax)
4th - Swallows Amazons (David May)
5th - Fullcircle (Philip Folter)
6th - Shibbeen (Shawn Valpy)

Handicap Results
1st - Shibbeen (Shawn Valpy)
2nd - Swallows Amazons (David May)
3rd - First Class (Rick Hallihax)
4th - Fullcircle (Philip Folter)
5th - Outrageous (Harry Thurston)
6th - Flying Machine (Craig Edwards) 


 



Auckland Championships

The Auckland Champs were hosted by the Ponsonby Cruising Club on the 2nd March 2025. It was a beautiful day with variable SW winds in both strength and direction. Five short races kept everyone on their toes.

Flash Gordon showed the rest of the fleet how it is done, but the races were far closer than the final results suggest.

Check out Chris Barker's excellent photos are  linked from the event page here: https://www.young88.org.nz/events/238414

Line Results

1st - Flash Gordon (Karyn Drummond)
2nd - Vagabond (Greg Wilshire)
3rd - Heartlight (Roger Sims)
4th - Sailor Moon (Rick Brown)
5th - War Machine (Mike Leyland)
6th - Paddy Wagon (Gary Fowler)
7th - Split Decision (James Hall)
8th - Smokey (Wayne Mackenzie)

Handicap Results

1st - Vagabond (Greg Wilshire)
2nd - Heartlight (Roger Sims)
3rd - Paddy Wagon (Gary Fowler)
4th - Smokey (Wayne Mackenzie)
5th - Split Decision (James Hall)
6th - Flash Gordon (Karyn Drummond)
7th - War Machine (Mike Leyland)
8th - Sailor Moon (Rick Brown)

Photos: Chris Barker
 



2025 Young 88 National Championships

The Nationals are being held on the 22nd - 23rd of March with the briefing and a mark foy race on Friday evening. 

Entries have now closed - here's who is racing for the championship title!

  • Sailor Moon     
  • Simple Minds
  • Babe
  • DangerZone
  • War Machine
  • Split Decision
  • Young Magic
  • Perfect Albi
  • Heartlight
  • Satellite
  • Paddy Wagon
  • Flash Gordon
  • Fatal Attraction 
  • Vagabond

Buckland's Beach Yacht Club has space for 10 Young 88s - If you haven't done so already, please arrange your berth. The WhatsApp group is the main ad hoc communications channel. If you are not in that group, please let us know and we will add you.

We're looking forward to seeing you on the start line!
 



Until next time...
The Y88 Behind the Scenes Team

 

 

AGM

The Young 88 Owners Association has provisionally scheduled the AGM for the 29th April 2025 at 1800 hours. This will be a hybrid meeting with in-person and video conferencing attendance. Further details to follow.

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