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Ron and Catherine aboard the Steveston Lifeboat off the Royal Vancouver YC for the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony, November 2011

When Admiral Nimitz USN was using the boat now named the Steveston Lifeboat as his Admiral’s Barge back in the mid-1940s, he could not possibly have imagined that she would be in commendable employment some 60 years later as a... Read More

Perini Navi delivers 45m Clan VIII

Perini Navi Group has announced the delivery of sailing yacht Clan VIII. The 45m sloop was launched on 6 September 2011. Clan VIII is the result of ongoing collaboration between Ron Holland Design and Perini Navi’s design team. She is... Read More

Ethereal owners honored with Perseus Award

Yacht owners Bill and Shannon Joy were awarded the 2011 Perseus Award last night for their efforts and contribution toward marine wildlife conservation. Shannon Joy has recently joined the board of WildAid, a San Francisco-based charity that works to stop... Read More

Rochay Elite interviews Peter Cooke on the Kestrel 106

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Ron Holland featured in Pacific Yachting magazine

Ron discusses the recent opening of his Vancouver based design studio, the global nature of his design career and his impressive history of Yacht Design. Whilst also casting an eye to the future of Ron Holland Design and the current... Read More