Jim Young (boat builder)
Jim Young ONZM | |
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.jpg) Young in 2012 | |
| Born | James Harold Young 7 July 1925 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 18 June 2020 (aged 94) , New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Boat designer and builder |
James Harold Young
Early life and family
Born in
Boat design and building
After returning from Japan, Young began designing and building yachts, first at a shed in Little Shoal Bay, Birkenhead, and then in Takapuna. In 1949, he won the Sanders Cup in a 14-foot X class yacht that he designed, built and skippered himself. Over the next seven decades, he designed and built numerous innovative boats, including keelboats and catamarans that were successful in racing both in New Zealand and internationally. He is best known for designing the Young88 and Rocket31 (both keelboats), and the Vindex range of wooden cruising boats.[1]
Young employed Bruce Farr, who would go on to become New Zealand's leading boat designer, as a boatbuilder designer when the latter was a teenager.[1]
In the
Death
Young died on 18 June 2020. A memorial service was held at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d Young, Jim; Gladwell, Richard (19 June 2020). "Leading designer, builder and sailor, Jim Young passes away at 94yrs". Sail-World. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Births". Evening Post. 10 July 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "James Young death notice". New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.