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 at the impressive Half Moon Bay Marina haul out facility re https://www.young88.org.nz/events/172755/ . Thanks to the HMB team and 88ers for working around the schedule interruption for two urgent launch lifts for boats taking on water.

This weekend we have the inaugural Young 88 Southern Owners champs run by Naval Point Club Lyttelton. For more info ref https://www.young88.org.nz/events/141076/

The North has the relaunch of the Young 88 Auckland Champs regatta run by Bucklands Beach Yacht Club on Sunday. The winner will take home the magnificent and historic Kava Bowl trophy. Ref https://www.young88.org.nz/events/177450/

These "warm ups" lead into the marquee events with the North Sails Young 88 Southern Champs run by Naval Point Club Lyttelton on March 4-5 https://www.young88.org.nz/events/141075/

and the Harken Young 88 Nationals on March 25-26 run by The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) https://www.young88.org.nz/events/141032/

In addition to these Young 88 events there a whole heap of other regattas and goings on that our owners will be or should be involved in:

March 5:

Richmond Yacht Club's Route 66 Coastal sprint race to Marsden Cove https://richmondyc.org.nz/route66/ and Gulf Triangle short handed race

March 10-12:

Gulf Harbour Yacht Club's Women on Water Weekend - WOWW     https://www.ghyc.co.nz/page/woww-2023

Panmure Yacht and Boating Club's Two Handed Three Legged Race https://pybc.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023-2H3L.pdf

Gulf Classic Regatta - Waikato Yacht Squadron    http://www.waikatoyachtsquadron.org.nz/gulf-classic-2023...

March 17 -19

Young 88s hosting class members at Sail GP Christchurch https://www.young88.org.nz/events/157968/

March 31

Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club - TYPBC's Auckland to Tauranga Yacht Race https://www.a2t.nz/

There is no time to mow the lawns ... get amongst it!