Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Ojalà II

Ojalà II, TAG Heuer VelaFestival, Livorno
When asked by his friends if he was going to fulfill his dream of owning a sailboat, Charles Holland always answered ‘hopefully’. These friends were Argentinian so that came out as ‘ojalà’. The dream was fulfilled and the actual “Ojalà II” is the second boat bearing this name. She was built in 1973 at the Royal Huisman shipyard in Vollenhove, Netherlands, on a design by Sparkman & Stephens.

See also: TAG Heuer VelaFestival - Wianno Senior - Dagadà Spirito di Maremma
External links: Ojalà II (Sparkman & Stephens)
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Posted by VP at 12:00 AM
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6 comments:

Stefan Jansson said...

That was short, but very good story!

April 3, 2013 at 12:49 AM
Kate said...

Ojala is a sweet sounding name!

April 3, 2013 at 4:39 AM
cieldequimper said...

That's an absolutely perfect little yacht!

April 3, 2013 at 8:11 AM
Dina said...

A man who did not give up hoping (and working). Good for him.

April 3, 2013 at 3:10 PM
adriana said...

Nice boat but too small for me. I'm afraid of water and a bigger one would give more confidence:)

April 4, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Unknown said...

It's 'oxalá' in portuguese (I wish that...)

April 4, 2013 at 6:42 PM

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