Welcome to the Young 88 -
One Design Does it All
The success of the Young 88 keel boat is down to Jim Young's fantastic design offering a fast and safe racer / cruiser coupled with Roger Land's innovative boat building and marketing.
Over 150 boats have been built since the 80s with active racing fleets in many Australian and New Zealand sailing centres.
A strong owners' association perpetuates this success, managing an annual program of racing and social events and a tightly controlled set of one design rules. This keeps the boats on the same playing field, affordable fun and safe.
If you’re looking to explore the great outdoors and life on the water join the Young 88 family today
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Mount Gay Rum Young 88 1-2-3 Series
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Sun 14 Apr 2024 11:00 — Sun 23 Jun 2024 16:00
Bucklands Beach Yacht Club
Comprising single handed harbour races, two handed w/ls (no extras) and three handed w/ls (with extras) - the 1-2-3 series is the ultimate test of mind, body and multi-tasking skills!
Young88 Association Annual General Meeting
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Tue 30 Apr 2024 18:00 — 19:30
In Person and Virtual Meeting
TBC Y88 Auckland Combined W/L Winter Series
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Sun 19 May 2024 12:00 — Sat 03 Aug 2024 17:00
Vicinity Northern Leading
Place holder for an idea to combine BBYC and RNZYS windward leeward race days to create a series that works in a venue that is approx. half way between both fleets. Dates and viability to be confirmed
The 2 Handed Lewmar Triple Series is great fun and extremely popular. We can't wait to see you join us on the water in this popular event run by the Short-Handed Sailing Assocation of New Zealand!
This challenging coastal race is one of the biggest of its type in the world, and it's long marked the opening of the summer sailing season
TBC North Sails Young 88 Northern Owners Champs
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Sun 10 Nov 2024 09:00 — 17:00
Vicinity Northern Leading
The ultimate owner driver competition - no calling in the rockstar helmsman here - each boat must be driven by an owner.
Features typically very tight racing ... NB Weather reserve day Saturday 9th
This is the biggest regatta of its kind in New Zealand, and one of the Southern Hemisphere’s premier yachting events. The 88 division has a well-earned reputation for sailing and partying hard.
Harry Thurston and crew showed their talent once again last weekend. They faced varied conditions ranging from 20 to 25 knots on the first day where skill, weight and hard hiking was vital to 0 to 10 knots on the second day.
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The national Young 88 fleet has awoken from a long covid slumber and is shaking it off with some very successful summer events in the run up to the 2024 Harken Young 88 Nationals.....
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Harken Young 88 Nationals Handy Reminders
Reminder email to competitors with handy links and info ....
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04 Mar 2024
Congratulations to North Sails Young 88 Southern Champs winner Outragous helmed by Harry Thurston.
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The fleets are regrouping after what looked like successful summer sojourns.
Now it gets real with the build up to the marquee regattas in the North and South.
A couple of requests.....
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Y88s @ Bay Week Report
Bay of Islands Sailing Week you rock!
Competitive fun sailing. Great parties especially the cocktail competition. Congrats to the Kwaussies on Jamiroquai for that win.
Harry Thurston took out line honours with an almost perfect score,
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27 Jan 2024
Update: 8Y8s @ Bay Week
This is not your typical 88 Regatta…… more emphasis on fun and parties less on protests and agro punishable by a keel haul!. ......
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16 Jan 2024
Young 88 2023 Recap & Update on 2024 Plans
Farewell 2023, you were OK and better than your recent predecessors. If the weather could be a bit better and less cyclone filled in 2024 then we will be very happy.
This is a quick recap on last year and preview of the upcoming events in2024……
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02 Jan 2024
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