Twister Yacht Designed by Kim Holman

In view of recent comments about popular yacht designers and their designs, I think it’s worth revisiting some of their classic yachts.

The first for consideration is C. R. ‘Kim’ Holman (1925-2006) who must have designed well over 50 yachts, many of them built by different yards in various places around the world. My favourites are his Stella and the Elizabethan 29 and the Twister 28, but by far the most desirable for me is the Twister 28.

If there’s anyone who wants a Twister and can afford one (unlike me), there’s no shortage of them on the secondhand market. You need look no further than the Twister Class Association's website* to find details of 14 for sale (at the time of writing) ranging from a 1984 GRP version at £28,000 to a 1964 wooden original at £14,000.

Links

*Twister Class Association

http://twister.org.uk/sales/index.php 

Twister Yacht ‘Oliva’

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/twister-yacht-oliva.html 

Twister 28

http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=3186

Twister - Yachts Net Archive

http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/twister/twister.htm 

Sterling 28 Designed by C. R. ‘Kim’ Holman

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/stirling-28-yacht-designed-by-c-r-kim.html 

C. R. Holman and the Tiwster

http://littleshipclub.co.uk/node/2388 

The Life and Designs of Kim Holman

http://www.classicboat.co.uk/articles/the-life-and-designs-of-kim-holman/ 

Sailboat Designs of Kim Holman

http://sailboatdata.com/view_designer.asp?designer_id=115 

Twister Yacht

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(yacht) 

Kim Holman Yacht Designs

http://sailboatdata.com/view_designer.asp?designer_id=115 

YBW Twister Forum

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?214364-Twister-28 

Sailboat Twister Blog (Serious Ocean Cruising)

http://svtwister.blogspot.co.uk 

Twister 28 YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QtOfhQUz4Y 

Twister 28 Not for Sale (Good photos)

http://www.western-horizon.co.uk/archive_boat.php?boat_id=228 

Twister 28s for Sale at Apollo Duck

http://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/boats.phtml?id=709 

Twister 28 for Sale ‘Betty Dee’

https://sailingscotty.wordpress.com 

Holman Twister for Sale - Australian $ 39,000

http://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/holman-twister/55351