The Eygthene 24 by Ron Holland

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.

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.