Ron Holland

Ronald John Holland ( born 1947 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand designer of yachts. In addition to several successful racing yachts he also records the superyachts Mirabella V and Ethereal. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Biography

Holland began his career in sailing with eight. Then he learned boat builder in Auckland, where he designed his first ship in 1966, the 26 -foot sloop White Rabbit.

He then moved to Florida, where he designed the 24 - foot boat Eygthene, which in 1973 won the Quarter Ton Cup. (The name is a play on the pronunciation of the word eighteen (eighteen ) because these vessels are considered to be 18 -foot vessels in accordance with the IOR rules. ) The success of this design won him the job for the Irish businessman Hugh Coveney a ship for the one-ton class design. The job allowed him to start his own business. In the following years he successfully designed several boats for sailing regattas. The ships won famous races such as the Fastnet Race and set sail during the Admiral 's Cup up front with.

Besides regatta designs Holland also developed classic ocean going cruising yachts.

For several years, Holland has made in particular by the design of very large yachts a name. This began in 1986 with the construction of the 103- foot Whirlwind XII. This can be sailing in spite of its size with a small crew. 2003 Mirabella V was launched, not only the largest ship built by Holland, but also the largest single-masted sailing world.