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History Archive 2006:
|  | | The award winning Discovery 55 will be making her debut at the London Boat Show from January 5 to 14. On display will be a brand new Discovery 55, courtesy of her owner, an experienced Asian based yachtsman. She will be positioned outside in the marina. Her designer, Ron Holland, will be in attendance on January 11. | | more details... |
|  | | Marco Polo Under Way
After an efficient 18 months construction programme, the 45 metre Transocean Explorer Yacht Marco Polo was launched in November and carried out initial trials during the last week of December. I am pleased to be able to share with you a photograph of Marco Polo at 13.5 kts on the Pearl River Delta. This is a great way to start the new year. | | more details... |
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Sail-World’s Nancy Knudsen interviewed Ron Holland recently about Mirabella V’s sailing performance.
Read Nancy’s article here:
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|  | | Our Trintella 50 design has won ‘Best Full-Size Cruiser’ in the annual ‘Cruising World’ awards.
An independent panel of experts named the winners after inspecting and then testing the 23 boats that won nominations to the contest announced during the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, in October.
"It's that perfect balance between safety and sailability that made this boat go to the top of my list," said judge Alvah Simon, a world voyager.
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| .jpg) | | The 40m (130ft) Twirlybird V has been shipped to Asia to carry out a programme of extensive cruising in the Pacific this winter. | | More Details |
|  | | An event that confirmed the love for sailing owners of two of the world’s largest sailing yachts possess took place off Monaco last weekend. With Joseph Vittoria and Tom Perkins at the helms of Mirabella V and Maltese Falcon respectively, their yachts converged in 10/15 kts. of breeze and sailed for an hour close hauled into an increasing wind.
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|  | | Many people think the M46 is the most beautiful yacht of them all in the
40 to 50 foot size range.
Ron Holland has created a yacht with classic timeless lines, relatively
low freeboards, a stern overhang, low cabin profile, a traditional
sheerline and pow profile.
But the M46 is not only a classic beauty. It is built with the latest
technology, using modern materials and solutions. M46 is a yacht
capable of crossing the ocean and on board living for long periods with
a very high level of comfort at sea and in harbour. | | Click for more info. |
|  | | Bill Joy was once called "the Edison of the internet". Now he is building his $50 Million dream boat - an eco-friendly 190 ft superyacht named Ethereal... | | Click for more info. |
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Congratulations to Camillo Capozzi and the crew of our Polaris 33 design
Alabianca, which won the 2006 Rolex Giraglia. Camillo kindly sent us
this great photo of the yacht taken during the event.
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|  | | Connect to Sailing is a global initiative led by ISAF to increase participation in sailing. It is based upon grass roots activities with a focus on youth with the aim of building strong and lasting foundations for community sailing programmes. It aims to expand and develop participation in sailing by attracting newcomers to the sport and retaining both newcomers and existing participants. | | Click for more info. |
|  | | Alexis Andrews took some great shots of Mirabella V under sail off Antigua in February 2006.
Check out Alexis's photos | | Click for more info. |
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