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A Contrast in Hull Forms

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1:12 AM Tue 7 Sep 2010 GMT

'Positive Touch finishes in Tauranga' Jim Young

Following an impressive career in the industry one of the great New Zealand designers, the legendary Jim Young has taken the opportunity to provide some insight into the development of the popular Young 11 and Young 88 designs. In this article Jim examines the transition from the first canting keel boat 'Fiery Cross' through to the modern ultra light displacement boats (ULDB). Fiery Cross. Not only a New Zealand first but the world's first with a canting keel. Although that distinction hadn't entered my mind. It took another 50 years for the ban on it's use while racing to be ...

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by Daniel Johnston