160ft Ketch ‘Thalia’ has just completed a big refit at Orams Marine in Auckland NZ before heading off into the Pacific again. Thalia Specifications at 1994 Launch: Launch – July 1994 Construction – Steel hull, aluminum superstructure cladded with teak... Read More
Gaining real industry insight UBC NAME students Laura Fuge and Omar Abdul Majid meet with Mentor Ron Holland at the studio where a superyacht project is in the design stage.... Read More
After winning the 1973 Quarter Ton Cup in England with “Eygthene“, Gary Carlin and Tad Belknap of Kiwi Boats in Florida started series production of my Quarter Ton design. Texas Business man Bob Chilton ordered a new boat for the... Read More
At 108 feet in length Avalon  (original name Gleam) was built in New Zealand and launched in 1986. She was one of the first designs by Ron Holland to break the 100 foot barrier. This was when any 100 foot... Read More