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New Website
Welcome to the K4 Plus new website. We have enhanced our website to provide an online chandlery to give you easy access to the best products for the high speed powerboat market at the best prices.
You can also follow our racing season and we will bring you all the latest news and events details in this newsletter which is regularly updated to so keep checking back!
Meanwhile enjoy the site and please let us have your feedback
June 2008
K4+ Opportunities
Lots of plans going well at K4+ - and 2008 is seeing continuing increases in sales. Still a lot to do and many more items / products / ranges to be listed on the website. We also have various products on trial and hoping to introduce these soon.
Getting to the stage of having to look at expanding K4+ and taking on a partner / agents / etc. Various possibilities for the right person! If of interest please enquire at adam@k4plus.com
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May 2008
Plans are really coming togther well for the Round Britain race - and great to see and meet so many new and interesting competitors.
The Technohull 999 that Adam will be racing with Konstantinos is progressing very well and will soon be on the water for running in of the twin 300hp engines. This will take place in Greece before the boat is shipped to the UK in early June for fine tuning and more testing.
Hopefully we will also race in the Cancer Research Charity race from Poole on the 7th June
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April 2008
We are delighted to announce that K4+ has become a chosen supplier for the 2008 Round Britain powerboat race - an event that will see a return to true offshore racing and the most important race to be held for amny years. We have increased our range of products to include choices of : lifejackets (now offering Hutchwilco and Grabner) & Helmets (now offering Caberg open face and Urban full face).
Adam Younger will also be competing in the race with Konstatinos Konstatinou from Greece in the latters new Technohull 999. More details to follow at www.printecracing.com
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February 2008
Adam Younger with Thomas Bolton navigating win their class in the first race of the season - The Brass Monkey Race - organised by the RMYC at Poole. The boat was a K4+ built RIB and boat and crew fitted out using many items from the K4+ range. This included power lifter, steering, controls, safety equipment etc.
An excelllent start to the year and a really good event.
Thanks to Dave Ormiston of Island Offshore Photography for a great photo!
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September 2007
Adam Younger Design is very pleased to announce that Elco Hellas Marine of Greece will be going into production of their new 7.2M RIB hull design.
The design is an advanced monohull design, which has been developed by Adam Younger Design to give excellent handling, performance and efficiency. The hull is designed with a double chine effect – which allows the craft to have the handling characteristics of a relatively narrow beam craft at speed but having a fuller beam at rest and in manoeuvring. The outer chine surface being at a steeper angle to the main planning surface, with the two surfaces merging into the same surface as the hull angles increase towards the bow. This also gives extra buoyancy and importantly improved interior dimensions.
The design has been particularly developed for the leisure market and gives an excellent combination of speed, handling in various conditions, load carrying and also comfort of ride.
Many of the design features of the hull have been developed by Adam Younger Design on existing craft. The bow sections originate from a particularly successful raceboat that was known for great handling and have then been further modified for the leisure market. Adam Younger Design firmly believes that racing does improve the breed and this is another example of where work we have carried in development of race boats has carried over into the leisure market.
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May 2007
A great start to the 2007 racing season for Adam Younger Design boats and their crews. In Greece the new Technohull 688 RIB wins in her very first race and in the UK Will & Iain Nurse win the class 3 race at Allhallows driving Black Thunder. Well done all and all the best for more success during the season.
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April 2007
'AquaVITE 24'
Work is now well underway on a new for 2008 monohull raceboat. She will suitable for a variety of classes incluing 3C, F1 RIBs etc. Available in various versions as a RIB or Winged non-RIB. This boat will be ground - breaking and we are covering new ground in many areas. We are also very pleased to be working with Lola in developing the aerodynamics. Construction starts soon with the first customer boat already ordered.
Please contact us for more details.
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April 2007
A new Adam Younger Design RIB is nearing completion - moulds have just been completed. She is an offshore category B RIB offering great handling and performance. Overall length of 8.7metres
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March 2007
Work continues on a new 32' stepped hull - high performance with handling ahead of all! Designed with the proposed 2008 Round Britain race in mind but as an all round high spec production sportsboat / cruiser. Early outboard profile drawing.
Other options for Round Britain include a new race version of the Technohull 999 RIB. Also a new 8M raceboat we are designing that goes into production very for 2008.
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February 2007
Our good friends Olivier and Laurent (OPLA Racing) together with their friend Joffrey visit us on the Isle of Wight - much to discuss with exciting plans for a new 'Adam Younger Design' raceboat for 2008 and also racing plans for 2007.
Pictured testing the K4+ RIB / E-Tec 150 HO on a cold Solent day!
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February 2007
The latest version of the Adam Younger Design Technohull 999 has been launched - powered by a single VW 225HP diesel inboard engine with outdrive a very pleasing 42knots was achieved together with good handling and economy. Photo showing the 999 looking great on sea trails.
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January 2007
A new RIB design from Adam Younger Design is released from it's jig and turned up-right for completion. She is a stepped hull design of approx 8M overall - but designed for good efficiency, handling and all round cruising.
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December 2006
Plans are well underway for a very busy 2007!
K4+ will become purely the sales division for equipment and performance products. We will be introducing many new products and expand ing the range. There are opportunities to act as agents for our products through to partnerships or employment. The concept has been proven to work and now is time to move onto a new level!
All design work will be going through 'Adam Younger Design' with new logos and websites to follow. The season will start with four new designs for various customers / builders being launched! Other exciting projects are being worked on as well....
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August 2006
More racing success - Laurent and Olivier win all three heats of the latest French Championship event to now lead the Championship. Will and Iain Nurse take an excellent third place in the 3C National race at Cowes despite a less than 100% engine. Adam Younger with wife Sarah also raced at Cowes in a KR RIB coming 3rd overall and 1st sportsboat in the Challenge event.
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July 2006
We were very fortunate to have the chance to visit Technohull in Greece and sample the latest 999 design - in various conditions. The boats handled superbly and really good to see the great build quality. Had a fantastic time exploring - but it was not all play! here in the office with Takis discussing new designs. Many thanks to our friends at Technohull.
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June 2006
Many congratulations to Laurent Avril and Olivier Petit for winning the recent round of the French championships in their K4 Plus / Adam Younger Design RIB. A great result and very much deserved for two super competitors.
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May 2006
Will and Iain Nurse performed very well in 'Black Thunder' following her recent re-work by K4+. After leading most of the second race in Guernsey gearbox problems prevented a first win for the team. Amazing that this boat first designed by us in 1996 is still the boat to beat when it gets choppy - imagine what we could do with a new design - which is still a possibility for 2007 if customer interest continues! The new boat would have all of the present boats rough water abilities but with improved calm weather speed, lighter weight and general improvements all round.
Further testing and more prop work will release more speed from C-24. Results will follow!
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April 2006
Good luck and best of fortune for teams racing our designs in 2006 and all our equipment customers.
Of particular interest we have just finished re-working our old 3C Monohull. She has major profiling carried out to the rear step area based on work we have carried out over recent years. This boat maybe one of the older in the fleet having been built in 1996 / 97 but is one of the most successful ever with two National Championship victories and many race wins.
Also watch out for our Technohull RIB designs racing in Greece and Laurent & Olivier going for success in the French National Championships.
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November 2005
The Annual K4+ Open was won this year won by Dave Ormiston (the Bandit).In a very close competition played at Sandown on the Isle of Wight, Dave narrowly beat last years winner, John Smith, to take the trophy.
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June 2005
Adam on the podium along with drivers, Laurent and Olivier, of the KR6.5 RIB racing in the French Championships. Pictured at the championship round at Bordeaux.
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June 2005
Adam Younger delivers a paper entitled 'Design of High Performance Hulls with regards to RIBs' at the International RIB Conference as organised by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
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