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RON HOLLAND
TO GIVE MIRABELLA V
TALK IN AID OF RNLI
Friday,
May 27, 2005.
Kinsale based Yacht designer Ron Holland
will give an illustrated talk on 'Creating Mirabella
V' at a lunch sponsored by Irish Distillers
in aid of the RNLI in the new Clarion Hotel, Lapps
Quay, Cork. The event will be dedicated to the memory
of accomplished yachtsman Jim Donegan, a
committed RNLI supporter and fundraiser.
The
75 metre (245 foot) Mirabella V, the largest single
masted sailing yacht in the world, was a pioneering
design and engineering project. Ron Holland and
his Kinsale based design team were responsible for
the naval architecture, styling and interior design
of the yacht. In his presentation, Ron will outline
the creation and construction of this amazing yacht.
He will then explain the background to the grounding
of the yacht in S. France last year, which will
be of particular interest to sailors. In conclusion,
Ron will take the audience on a tour of this ultra
luxurious yacht, and the lifestyle on board that
explains  why
the yacht is almost fully booked for the coming
charter season in the Mediterranean.
Jim
Donegan, solicitor, first class sailor, and champion
of the Lifeboat Service inIreland was involved with
the Cork City fundraising Branch for over 40 years,
where he was Secretary of the Cork branch for the
past 25 years. Jim organised and ran the Cork Flag
Day collection every year and was awarded Silver,
Gold and Bar to Gold Badge Awards in recognition
of all his fundraising efforts. His passing is a
huge loss to the lifeboat service in Ireland.
Left:
Another perspective of the massive size of the Mirabella
berthed alongside Portsmouth's 170m "Spinnaker
Tower" in November 2005.
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