Ron in Venice
During my recent visit to Italy, I took in the sights at the Maritime Museum. The Museo Storico Navale in Venice presents a unique selection of old ship information and models. This collection reminds...
View ArticleRon Holland on Drums
For Ron’s birthday in January he took in some great jazz at the Libra Room and joined the Tom Werret Trio for a tune. Ron Holland on Drums, click here to watch the video View the Raw Footage: Ron...
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Great First Race in St Barth’s for Perini Navi – Ron Holland Yachts
Results for the latest Perini Navi – RHD in the first race of the St Barth’s Bucket 2014 Seahawk the new 60 metre Perini Navi ketch wins this years first ‘Bucket Race’ against 38 entries. Second place,...
View ArticleM5 Departs Falmouth
M5 the Biggest Ron Holland design ever launched cleared out of Falmouth, England, early April, en-route to the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. After a major refit at Pendennis in Falmouth, the M5,...
View ArticleSt Barths Bucket 2014
This years St Barths Bucket was special. Three races on over 20 kts of wind, under sunny skies with over 30 yachts involved! I reflect and compare this to the very first St Barths Bucket in 1995. I...
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Ron Holland Design / Perini Navi Collaborations Finalists at World Superyacht...
The latest Perini Navi/Ron Holland Design Yachts Seahawk and State of Grace are finalists in the 9th Annual World Superyacht Awards. Seahawk is a finalist in the over 40 metre size category State of...
View ArticleDiscovery Yachts Visit
John Charnley and Nigel Stuart of Discovery Yachts with Ron on the Discovery Production Line. Discovery Yachts in England have established a high quality, award winning reputation building a series of...
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Pendennis Cup
Christopher at the Pendennis Cup, with the Red Arrows Photos by Bryony McCabe, Superyacht Group
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Sailing with the Master and Commander
Master and Commander Sailing BC waters: I am aboard Kia Aura (RNZYS and NYYC) cruising off Vancouver with the Steveston Lifeboat Commander John Horton. July 29014 Kia Aura and the Steveston Lifeboat
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Master Yacht Engineering Students Visit Ethereal
Students of the University of Auckland, Master of Engineering Studies Yacht Engineering program visit Alloy Yachts Capt. Andrew Barry showing how its done aboard Ethereal
View ArticleMaster and Commander – Kiwis aboard ‘Kia Aura’
An evening sail to promote New Zealand in Canada! The NZ Canadian High Commissioner Simon Tucker at the helm and Melissa Trochon, Trade Commissioner and Consul General NZTE on the spinnaker sheet, off...
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Ocean Racing aboard Improbable in 1972
Recalling the good old days; Ron and Bengt out racing in the mid-Atlantic aboard Dave Allen’s Mull 42 Improbable. The August 2014 issue of Latitude 38 features comments from Richard Spindler,...
View ArticleP3 Afloat and Rigged
The latest Perini Navi / Ron Holland collaboration the second Perini 60 metre to be launched, Perseus 3, is presently undergoing Sea Trials off the Tuscany coast in preparation to be presented at the...
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M5 in the Pacific
M5 is in the Pacific. I recently had the opportunity to join M5 and experience once again the awesome power of this big sloop close reaching at more than 18 knots speed off the Mexican Coast.
View ArticleWorld Launch of new Discovery 55 Mk II
The 2001 Southampton Boat Show saw the launch of the collaboration between Discovery Yachts and Ron Holland Design for the Discovery 55 and the birth of Discovery Yachts. The Discovery 55 very soon...
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Christopher in London
Following her circumnavigation and an extensive cruise in Northern European waters, Christopher visited London City before heading back across the Atlantic. Photo above shows, Ron Holland and...
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D55 MkII at Southampton
Ron Holland with John Charnley presenting the Discovery D55 MkII at Southampton Boat Show. Southampton Boat Show, D55 MkII at the dock with Ron Holland and John Charnley, Founder & Chairman,...
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Ron Holland with John Charnley of Discovery Yachts and Richard Matthews founder of Oyster and Gunfleet Yachts at the Southampton Boat Show.
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Ron Back in San Francisco
I have been invited to give a Presentation to Cruising Club of America Members at St Francis Yacht Club on November 4th. ‘Reflections on 50 Years Sailing’ This visit also coincides with an Improbable...
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