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Leading designer, builder and sailor, Jim Young passes away at 94yrs

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Top designer, builder and sailor Jim Young dies
by Jim Young & Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz
Noted designer and boat builder Jim Young passed away Thursday morning aged 94 years. Young is best remembered as the designer of the Young 88, the 30ft keelboat which is New Zealand's largest one design keelboat class. Updated story from original postNoted designer and boat builder Jim Young passed away Thursday morning aged 94 years. Young is best remembered as the designer of the Young 88, the 30ft keelboat which is New Zealand's largest one design keelboat class. Updated story from original postPosted 18 Jun 2020
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