Post by Mystique R333 on Feb 18, 2009 17:12:39 GMT 10
Ron Holland
www.ronhollanddesign.com
My first design, the 26 ft. sloop 'White Rabbit' was created in 1966 during the 3 year period I attended my boat building apprenticeship in Auckland, New Zealand. Six years later, while working in the engineering department of production yacht builder, Morgan Yachts in St. Petersburg, Florida, I designed a 24 ft. racer, 'Eygthene', to the IOR Quarter Ton Rule. This yacht won the 1973 Quarter Ton Championships in Torbay, England, and enabled me to secure the design commission for 'Golden Apple' from Irish yachtsman, the late Hugh Coveney. The success of this yacht was the foundation of my Irish based yacht design business.
These small racing yachts formed the backbone of the Ron Holland organisation for several years, with a string of successes in level rating world championships and Admiral's Cup events. Racing at the highest level of international competition.
Based on the racing success of the Admiral's Cup yachts came commissions for maxi racers, the largest yachts competing internationally. In 1980, 'Kialoa' and 'Condor' established the Ron Holland design philosophy in this area of the business and lead to commissions for larger, performance oriented cruising yachts.
'Whirlwind XII", my first design over 100 ft. in length, was launched from the Royal Huisman Shipyard in 1986 and paved the way for a wide variety of design commissions from clients who demanded beautiful, safe, comfortable cruising yachts, capable of worldwide voyaging. The common denominator is these were all performance oriented cruising yachts, the benchmark of the Ron Holland Design philosophy still in force with today's design commissions.
1999 has seen important new projects that included my first interior design commission, as well as my first motor yacht design work. New areas of activity that I have found stimulating and a logical extension of a lifetime's work in the marine design field.
Reviewing the presented Ron Holland designs will show the variety of design approaches that have been taken, specifically to ensure my clients achieve a yacht that fulfils their personal requirements. My organisation prides itself with interpreting the client's goals and integrating these with aesthetically correct and performance oriented design solutions.
BY THIS RON HOLLAND:
KIWI 24 - 1974
EYGTHENE 24 - 1974
KIWI 30 - 1976
NICHOLSON 33 3/4 TON - 1976
KIWI 21 - 1977
NICHOLSON 30 (1/2 TON) - 1977
SWAN 39 - 1978
SWAN 441 R - 1978
HOLLAND 25 - 1978
SHAMROCK 30 - 1978
NICHOLSON 303 - 1979
SWAN 371 - 1979
NICHOLSON 345 - 1979
RUSH 31 (JEANNEAU) - 1979
SWAN 441 - 1979
PUMA 27 - 1979
SUPER SEAL 26 - 1979
SWAN 42 - 1980
BOMBARDIER 7.6 - 1980
ERICSON 33 - 1981
CAL 9.2 - 1981
ERICSON 36 - 1981
ELITE 37 - 1981
SWAN 391 - 1981
OMEGA 34 - 1981
OMEGA 30 S - 1982
FAST 345 T - 1983
FREEDOM 39 - 1983
FAST 303 - 1983
SWAN 432 - 1983
CT 43 - 1985
OMEGA 36 - 1985
SWAN 43 (HOLLAND) - 1985
ALOHA 30 - 1986
FEELING 1350 - 1986
BELLIURE 63 - 1986
BELLIURE 41 - 1988
PARKER 275 - 1989
11 METER - 1990
OCEAN 43 (WESTERLY) - 1997
TRINTELLA 47 - 1997
www.ronhollanddesign.com
My first design, the 26 ft. sloop 'White Rabbit' was created in 1966 during the 3 year period I attended my boat building apprenticeship in Auckland, New Zealand. Six years later, while working in the engineering department of production yacht builder, Morgan Yachts in St. Petersburg, Florida, I designed a 24 ft. racer, 'Eygthene', to the IOR Quarter Ton Rule. This yacht won the 1973 Quarter Ton Championships in Torbay, England, and enabled me to secure the design commission for 'Golden Apple' from Irish yachtsman, the late Hugh Coveney. The success of this yacht was the foundation of my Irish based yacht design business.
These small racing yachts formed the backbone of the Ron Holland organisation for several years, with a string of successes in level rating world championships and Admiral's Cup events. Racing at the highest level of international competition.
Based on the racing success of the Admiral's Cup yachts came commissions for maxi racers, the largest yachts competing internationally. In 1980, 'Kialoa' and 'Condor' established the Ron Holland design philosophy in this area of the business and lead to commissions for larger, performance oriented cruising yachts.
'Whirlwind XII", my first design over 100 ft. in length, was launched from the Royal Huisman Shipyard in 1986 and paved the way for a wide variety of design commissions from clients who demanded beautiful, safe, comfortable cruising yachts, capable of worldwide voyaging. The common denominator is these were all performance oriented cruising yachts, the benchmark of the Ron Holland Design philosophy still in force with today's design commissions.
1999 has seen important new projects that included my first interior design commission, as well as my first motor yacht design work. New areas of activity that I have found stimulating and a logical extension of a lifetime's work in the marine design field.
Reviewing the presented Ron Holland designs will show the variety of design approaches that have been taken, specifically to ensure my clients achieve a yacht that fulfils their personal requirements. My organisation prides itself with interpreting the client's goals and integrating these with aesthetically correct and performance oriented design solutions.
BY THIS RON HOLLAND:
KIWI 24 - 1974
EYGTHENE 24 - 1974
KIWI 30 - 1976
NICHOLSON 33 3/4 TON - 1976
KIWI 21 - 1977
NICHOLSON 30 (1/2 TON) - 1977
SWAN 39 - 1978
SWAN 441 R - 1978
HOLLAND 25 - 1978
SHAMROCK 30 - 1978
NICHOLSON 303 - 1979
SWAN 371 - 1979
NICHOLSON 345 - 1979
RUSH 31 (JEANNEAU) - 1979
SWAN 441 - 1979
PUMA 27 - 1979
SUPER SEAL 26 - 1979
SWAN 42 - 1980
BOMBARDIER 7.6 - 1980
ERICSON 33 - 1981
CAL 9.2 - 1981
ERICSON 36 - 1981
ELITE 37 - 1981
SWAN 391 - 1981
OMEGA 34 - 1981
OMEGA 30 S - 1982
FAST 345 T - 1983
FREEDOM 39 - 1983
FAST 303 - 1983
SWAN 432 - 1983
CT 43 - 1985
OMEGA 36 - 1985
SWAN 43 (HOLLAND) - 1985
ALOHA 30 - 1986
FEELING 1350 - 1986
BELLIURE 63 - 1986
BELLIURE 41 - 1988
PARKER 275 - 1989
11 METER - 1990
OCEAN 43 (WESTERLY) - 1997
TRINTELLA 47 - 1997