Ron Holland 52

Asking Price: USD 179,950

Builder: Tai Chao Bros Length: 51 ft 6 in (15.7 m)

Location: Thailand Year: 1981

1981 RON HOLLAND 52 (VENTURA 52) – AVAILABLE NOW – LYING IN PHUKET, THAILAND

JUST REDUCED FROM $268,500 TO $199,950!

We are delighted to present a truly wonderful and unique Holland 52 to the market. Sometimes known as a Ventura 52, this yacht is the result of a collaboration between world-renowned designer Ron Holland and the skilled craftsmen at Tai Chao Bros, delivering an outstanding blend of elegance, performance, and comfort. Designed for extended cruising and circumnavigation, this is a yacht built for serious bluewater adventures.

What sets this particular example apart is the meticulous care and continuous upgrades undertaken by her highly experienced owners since new. This yacht has only had three owners since new, all with the same attention to detail and all carrying out re-fits to ensure she remains in wonderful condition, being in her current ownership since 2006. No expense has been spared in keeping her in peak condition, with significant enhancements over the years. A new engine and gearbox were fitted in 2017, ensuring reliability and efficiency. In 2020, a new air-conditioning system was installed for enhanced onboard comfort. A complete Victron lithium battery system with solar panels was added in 2023, along with a full suite of Raymarine navigation equipment, bringing her up to modern standards. Most recently, in 2024, she received a fresh paint job and Coppercoat antifouling, ensuring a pristine finish and long-term protection.

This is an exceptional opportunity for anyone seeking a yacht with true bluewater pedigree, fully equipped and ready to embark on new adventures. Currently lying in Phuket, Thailand, she is available for viewing at short notice. Get in touch today to learn more, opportunities like this are rare.

<div class="single_yacht_wrapper"><table class="brief_info_tbl"><tr><td>Asking Price: USD 179,950</td><td>Builder: Tai Chao Bros</td><td>Location: Thailand</td></tr><tr><td>Length: 51 ft 6 in (15.7 m)</td><td>Year: 1981</td><td></td></tr></table> 1981 RON HOLLAND 52 (VENTURA 52) - AVAILABLE NOW - LYING IN PHUKET, THAILAND 
JUST REDUCED FROM $268,500 TO $199,950! 
We are delighted to present a truly wonderful and unique Holland 52 to the market. Sometimes known as a Ventura 52, this yacht is the result of a collaboration between world-renowned designer Ron Holland and the skilled craftsmen at Tai Chao Bros, delivering an outstanding blend of elegance, performance, and comfort. Designed for extended cruising and circumnavigation, this is a yacht built for serious bluewater adventures. 
 
What sets this particular example apart is the meticulous care and continuous upgrades undertaken by her highly experienced owners since new. This yacht has only had three owners since new, all with the same attention to detail and all carrying out re-fits to ensure she remains in wonderful condition, being in her current ownership since 2006. No expense has been spared in keeping her in peak condition, with significant enhancements over the years. A new engine and gearbox were fitted in 2017, ensuring reliability and efficiency. In 2020, a new air-conditioning system was installed for enhanced onboard comfort. A complete Victron lithium battery system with solar panels was added in 2023, along with a full suite of Raymarine navigation equipment, bringing her up to modern standards. Most recently, in 2024, she received a fresh paint job and Coppercoat antifouling, ensuring a pristine finish and long-term protection. 
 
This is an exceptional opportunity for anyone seeking a yacht with true bluewater pedigree, fully equipped and ready to embark on new adventures. Currently lying in Phuket, Thailand, she is available for viewing at short notice. Get in touch today to learn more, opportunities like this are rare. <h2 class="txt-center page_subtitle">GALLERY</h2><table class="gallery_tbl"><tr><td style="text-align:center;"><img src="wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2.-1981-Ron-Holland-52-scaled.jpg" height="400"/></td></tr><tr><td><table class="thumbnail_tbl"><tr><td><img src="wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2.-1981-Ron-Holland-52-scaled.jpg" width="100" height="60" /></td><td><img src="wp-content/uploads/2025/09/3.-1981-Ron-Holland-52-scaled.jpg" width="100" height="60" /></td><td><img src="wp-content/uploads/2025/09/4.-1981-Ron-Holland-52-scaled.jpg" width="100" height="60" /></td><td><img src="wp-content/uploads/2025/09/5.-1981-Ron-Holland-52-scaled.jpg" width="100" height="60" /></td><td><img src="wp-content/uploads/2025/09/7.-1981-Ron-Holland-52-scaled.jpg" width="100" height="60" /></td><td><img src="wp-content/uploads/2025/09/6.-1981-Ron-Holland-52-scaled.jpg" width="100" height="60" /></td><td><img src="wp-content/uploads/2025/09/9.-1981-Ron-Holland-52-scaled.jpeg" width="100" height="60" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> <h2 class="txt-center page_subtitle">SPECIAL FEATURES</h2><table class="pdf_features_tbl"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size: 8px !important"><img src="images/bullet.jpg" width="12" height="12" />New Nanni N4.115 engine and gearbox in 2017</td><td valign="top" style="font-size: 8px !important"><img src="images/bullet.jpg" width="12" height="12" />Just three dedicated owners since new</td><td valign="top" style="font-size: 8px !important"><img src="images/bullet.jpg" width="12" height="12" />Consistently upgraded year on year</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size: 8px !important"><img src="images/bullet.jpg" width="12" height="12" />Victron lithium battery system</td><td valign="top" style="font-size: 8px !important"><img src="images/bullet.jpg" width="12" height="12" />Complete paint job in 2024</td></tr></table> <h2 class="txt-center page_subtitle">SPECIFICATION</h2>Boat Details:
<ul>
<li>Length: 51ft 6in (15.7m)</li>
<li>Beam: 14ft 7in (4.48m)</li>
<li>Max Draft: 8ft 2in (2.5m)</li>
<li>Class: Cruiser</li>
<li>Hull Material: Fiberglass</li>
<li>Guest Cabins: 3</li>
<li>Guest Heads: 2</li>
<li>Fuel Type: Diesel</li>
</ul>
Information and Features:
<ul>
<li>Engine: Single Nanni N4.115 (1 x 115hp) Diesel Engine</li>
<li>Drive Type: Shaft Drive</li>
<li>Propeller Type 4 Blade</li>
<li>Engine Hours: 730 (August 2025)</li>
</ul>
Weights:
<ul>
<li>Ballast: 13,700 lb</li>
<li>Displacement: 38,000 lb</li>
</ul>
Tanks:
<ul>
<li>Fuel: 570 l</li>
<li>Fresh Water: 600 l</li>
</ul>
Other:
<ul>
<li>Hull Shape: Monohull</li>
<li>Builder: Tai Chao Bros</li>
<li>Flag of Registry: Czech Republic</li>
<li>Build by Ventura Yachts, USA Hull by Tai Chao Bros, Taiwan</li>
<li>Designer: Ron Holland</li>
</ul>
Covers:
<ul>
<li>Bimini Top</li>
<li>Cockpit Cover</li>
<li>Lazy Bag</li>
<li>Lazyjacks</li>
<li>Spray Hood</li>
</ul>
Electrical Equipment:
<ul>
<li>AIS</li>
<li>Autopilot</li>
<li>Cockpit Speakers</li>
<li>Compass</li>
<li>Depthsounder</li>
<li>GPS</li>
<li>Log-Speedometer</li>
<li>Navigation Center</li>
<li>Plotter</li>
<li>Radar</li>
<li>VHF</li>
<li>Wind Speed and Direction</li>
</ul>
Inside Equipment:
<ul>
<li>Air Compressor</li>
<li>Air Conditioning</li>
<li>Battery Charger</li>
<li>Deep Freezer</li>
<li>Electric Bilge Pump</li>
<li>Electric Head</li>
<li>Hot Water</li>
<li>Manual Bilge Pump</li>
<li>Oven</li>
<li>Refrigerator</li>
</ul>
Outside Equipment/Extras:
<ul>
<li>Cockpit Cushions</li>
<li>Cockpit Table</li>
<li>Solar Panel</li>
<li>Teak Cockpit</li>
<li>Teak Sidedecks</li>
<li>Tender</li>
</ul>
Rigging:
<ul>
<li>Steering Wheel</li>
</ul>
Sails:
<ul>
<li>Fully Battened Mainsail</li>
<li>Gennaker/Cruising Spinnaker: Parasailor</li>
<li>Genoa</li>
<li>Storm Jib</li>
</ul>
RIG
Construction:
<ul>
<li>Molded uni-direction FRP with aluminium frame and balsa core</li>
<li>Integral Fin Keel White hull with blue stripe (2023)</li>
<li>Awlgrip hull and topside paint (2023)</li>
<li>Coppercoat (2024)</li>
<li>Teak decking (2006, reﬁnish 2023)</li>
</ul>
Cutter Sloop Rig:
<ul>
<li>Keel stepped mast</li>
<li>Standing rigging (2013 Rolly Tasker)</li>
<li>Running rigging</li>
<li>Harken MKIV Unit3E electric genoa furler (2013)</li>
<li>MKIV Unit2 staysail furler (2013)</li>
<li>Harken main traveler (2017)</li>
<li>Garhauer LCC4 genoa cars (2014)</li>
</ul>
Winches:
<ul>
<li>X2 Lewmar 65s (Primaries)</li>
<li>X2 Lewmar 55s (Andersen 46STE main halyard, Main sheet Lewmar 44, Halyard Lewmar 44 3-sheet block, Reef</li>
<li>Lewmar 40 3-sheet block)</li>
</ul>
Sails:
<ul>
<li>NorthSails full batten mainsail, NorLam 11 NLXW, 67.8m2 (2017)</li>
<li>Rolly Tasker oﬀshore genoa, 9oz Dacron, 73m2 (2014)</li>
<li>Rolly Tasker oﬀshore genoa, 8oz Dacron, 41.6m2 (2010)</li>
<li>Rolly Tasker oﬀshore staysail, 7oz Dacron, 27m2 (2014)</li>
<li>ISTEC parasailor, 207m2 (2009)</li>
</ul>
ACCOMMODATION
Sleeps seven people across three cabins and two bathrooms:
<ul>
<li>Interior woodwork and furniture in teak (2011)</li>
<li>Plastwood soles (2011)</li>
<li>Acrylic counter tops (2011)</li>
</ul>
Aft cabin:
<ul>
<li>Double berth</li>
<li>Single berth</li>
<li>En-suite heads with electric quiet ﬂush (2023)</li>
<li>Direct access to AFT platform</li>
<li>Storage cupboards</li>
<li>Storage shelves</li>
<li>Bench seat</li>
<li>Reading light with USB charging port</li>
</ul>
Saloon:
<ul>
<li>L-shaped seating starboard side</li>
<li>Adjustable dining table</li>
<li>Bench seating port side</li>
<li>Navigation chart table with single seat mid-ships</li>
<li>Storage cupboards</li>
<li>Storage shelves</li>
<li>Vitrifrigo two drawer fridge/freezer (2012)</li>
</ul>
Galley:
<ul>
<li>Linear galley to starboard</li>
<li>Double stainless steel sinks</li>
<li>Three burner gas hob (2018)</li>
<li>ENO gascogne oven (2018)</li>
<li>BEP gas control (2024)</li>
<li>Storage shelves</li>
<li>Storage cupboards</li>
<li>Extraction fan</li>
<li>Fan</li>
</ul>
Starboard forward cabin:
<ul>
<li>Large double berth</li>
<li>Storage shelves</li>
<li>Storage cupboards</li>
<li>Access hatch</li>
<li>Fan</li>
</ul>
Forward cabin:
<ul>
<li>V-berth Access hatch</li>
<li>Storage shelves</li>
<li>Storage cupboards</li>
<li>Reading light with USB charging port 6</li>
</ul>
Day head forward port:
<ul>
<li>Electric toilet</li>
<li>Facet</li>
</ul>
MACHINERY
Single Nanni N4.115 85Kw 115hp diesel engine (2017):
<ul>
<li>ZF45A gearbox (2017)</li>
<li>Hours: 730 (As of August 2025)</li>
<li>Shaft drive Variprop DF-140 four blade</li>
<li>VETUS hydraulic steering (2020)</li>
<li>Skeg hung rudder (Re-ﬁt 2023)</li>
<li>SPECTRA Ventura 200T watermaker (2012)</li>
<li>Frigomar 10000 BTU air-conditioning (2020)</li>
</ul>
Electrics:
<ul>
<li>Battery power 1100Ah in three banks (2023)</li>
<li>House bank 800Ah - X4 CALB Lithium 12v 200 (2023)</li>
<li>Engine bank 100Ah - X1 Schaeﬄer 12v 100 (2023)</li>
<li>Bow bank 200Ah - X2 Schaeﬄer 12v 100 (2023)</li>
<li>Switchboard: BEP DC 12v 32SP Cruiser (2023), BEP AC 230v 12SP (2011)</li>
<li>Main battery charger: Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 230v, Cerbo GX & GX Touch 50 (2023)</li>
<li>Solar charger: Victron SmartSolar 100/50 (2020)</li>
</ul>
Tankage:
<ul>
<li>Fuel: X3 tanks holding 570 litres</li>
<li>Water: X3 tanks holding 600 litres (2023)</li>
</ul>
Water System:
<ul>
<li>Hot and cold water</li>
<li>ISOTHERM APA 25 litre water heater (2018) (All ﬁgures are approximate)</li>
</ul>
INVENTORY
Navigational Aids:
<ul>
<li>Raymarine EVI ACU-200 autopilot (2017)</li>
<li>Raymarine P70s colour head control (2024)</li>
<li>Raymarine AXIOM Pro 9S chartplotter (2018)</li>
<li>Navionics 31XG system (2023)</li>
<li>Raymarine Quantum Q24D Doppler 18'' radar (2023)</li>
<li>Raymarine i50 Tridata instrument (2023)</li>
<li>Raymarine i60 Wind (2023)</li>
<li>Raymarine i70S MFC instrument (2023)</li>
<li>Raymarine RS150 GPS (2024)</li>
<li>Raymarine CAM210 camera (2018)</li>
<li>AMEC Camino-108 Class B AIS (2018)</li>
<li>Garmin 215i GHS 11 VHF (2023)</li>
<li>Navigational lights</li>
</ul>
Ground Tackle:
<ul>
<li>MUIR HR2500 Cheetah anchor windlass (2023)</li>
<li>MUIR AA560 Quick remote control Rocna 33kg anchor (2023)</li>
<li>130m of G43 10mm anchor chain (2023)</li>
</ul>
Inventory:
<ul>
<li>Fusion 200 MS-RA70N sound system (2023)</li>
<li>Cockpit speakers</li>
<li>Highﬁeld Ultralight 260 model</li>
<li>Mercury outboard (2024)</li>
<li>Ropes</li>
<li>Fenders</li>
<li>Spare parts</li>
<li>Tools</li>
</ul>
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