Superyacht designer Ron Holland officially opened the doors of their new Vancouver Studio on March 3rd, marking a carefully planned expansion to the western seaboard. Ron Holland Design is now fully operational in both European and North American locations.
The planning of this stunning and highly accessible new location, influenced by Ron Holland’s successful and growing design relationships with yards and customers in the region, has been developing for two years. The doors are now open for a new chapter in the story of Ron Holland Design.
The view from Ron Holland Design’s new Studio in Vancouver
Ron Holland Design’s new Vancouver office is situated overlooking Coal Harbour and beyond to the snow-capped mountains surrounding Howe Sound. Here, Ron and his team will collaborate with their colleagues in Kinsale, led by Head Designer Rob Doyle, to provide a platform for doing business with European, North American and Asia-Pacific clients and their advisers.
Ron Holland Vancouver already has projects in construction, out to yard tender or in advanced stages of design while, in the UK, the 150ft/46m custom ketch Christopher has just been launched at Pendennis Shipyard. Following her successful sea trials, sailing yacht Christopher has set sail to the Caribbean island of St Barts where Ron Holland will join her owners to compete in the annual St Barth’s Bucket.
Christopher will be in good company at this special, 25th anniversary, edition of the Bucket Regattas as there will be at least five Ron Holland-designed superyachts also competing. In addition to Christopher, there will be superyacht Mirabella V, yacht Ethereal, sailing yacht Helios and Charlatan.
New Zealand-born Ron Holland established a reputation for designing exceptionally fast and successful racing yachts during the 1970s, working from his rapidly-expanding studio at Cork in the south of Ireland. Loyal owners soon asked him to design large cruising yachts too – they wanted comfort and style, but they wanted Ron to inject his talent for achieving performance and sea-keeping ability.
Ron Holland Design had designed the world’s first 100ft performance superyacht by the mid 1980’s and didn’t look back. He and his team have created a diverse range of luxury sail and power yachts for some of the world’s wealthiest, most experienced and discerning clients. An impressive list of achievements form Ron Holland design includes the 247ft/75m sloop Mirabella, which boasts the world’s tallest single-masted rig; and the award-winning 150ft/46m Transocean Explorer, motor yacht Marco Polo, which broke new ground with her innovative and energy-efficient propulsion systems.
