Monthly Archives: February 2017

Yacht Designer Ron Holland Guest Speaker at Devonport Yacht Club, Seatalks

Seatalks at the Devonport Yacht Club The latest edition of Seatalks at the Devonport Yacht Club will be by acclaimed Yacht Designer, Ron Holland. Find out how it all started for Holland and why San Francisco in the late 1960s... Read More

Sailing Solo Just Like 60 Years Ago!

60 years ago I was sailing my 7 foot P Class off Torbay Beach. I did it again in March 2017. Just like when I was 10, sailing alone with Rangitoto Island in view. This yacht seemed bigger 60 years ago!... Read More

Ron Presents ‘Fifty Years of Wood Boat Design’ at Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Reflecting on a time period that spans from his 1963 wood boat apprenticeship in New Zealand, to sailing a replica P Class dingy off Torbay Beach in 2017, Ron has remained in close contact with wooden boats for over 50 years.... Read More

Tasmania

Ron Holland visiting with Robert Clifford at his INCAT Shipyard in Hobart, where the biggest Aluminium Marine Design and Construction project is at present underway for a European client... Read More