YOUNG BEARS - BOAT HISTORY

Design

YOUNG 88

Sail No

Sm 441

Current Owner Name(s)

Graeme Matthews

Designer

Jim Young

Build Year

1985

Draft

1.76m

Construction

GRP

LOA

8.89m

Beam

3.30m

Builder

Roger Land Yachts (NZ) Hull #54

Displacement

3021kg

Current Club

SYC

Other Past Boat Names and/or Owners
11/2014 — Present

Young Bears

Club: SYC
Owner: Graeme Matthews
2008 — 11/2014

Pretty Young Thing

Club: RBYC
Owner: Daniel Jeffery
1997 — 2008

Final Fling

Club: SYC
Owner: Gogs Manning
1991 — 1997

Rapid Transit

Club: SYC
Owner: Peter Gourlay
1989 — 1991

Rapid Transit

Club: SYC
Owner: Bruce Eddington
Notable Race Events
Year
Event
Division
Result
1997-98
SYC Club Champion
Div 2 AMS
1st
2019-20
SYC Club Champion
Div 3 AMS, PHS
1st
2022
Cock-of-the-Bay
Div 3 ORC, PHS
1st
OTHER HISTORY
1985

Was originally a swing-keel and rudder boat for the Gippsland Lakes. Converted to fixed keel and rudder and a matrix mast keel-stepped , including dual-foil forestay.

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