Ron talks about Eygthene, a world chamption quarter-tonner, designed in 1973. Eygthene (which sounds like eighteen with a Kiwi accent) gave Ron a chance to promote his yacht design work in Europe.
During that period he traveled to Ireland for a weekend and stayed for 40 years — developing Ron Holland Design. In this video clip he reveals the secret of becoming famous in Ireland.
The Designer of the boat is the nowadays very famous Ron Holland. Eygthene was however one of the very first designs from Ron Holland. Actually it made him famous after it won the Quarter Ton Cup in 1973.
The name of the boat comes from Ron Hollands New Zealander background. If you say Eygthene in a strong New Zealand accent it sounds like eighteen – which is the rating number that has to come out from the old I.O.R. rule for a boat to qualify as a 1/4-ton boat.
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The hullshape is not the most usual. The boat is really wide when measured from the deck level – the waterline beam still being quite normal. Originally this design allowed the racing crew to place their weight very far from the middle of the boat in order to keep it straight. This arrangement is great for cruising also – it makes the interior of the boat really spacious.
See more videos and information about Eygthene at Superyacht Designer: http://superyachtdesigner.org/video/100%20-%20Eygthene%2024
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