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Kialoa IV, US 13131
last update: May 2023
1980 Plan Holland, built by Kiwi Yachts Yard in Florida, LOA: 24.35m Beam: 5.60m Draft: 3.75m

1980 November, launched, then involved her trialing against her predecessor, Kialoa III, which would later be converted for cruising.

1981 January "Latitude 38", full article below,
February, SORC, Florida: 5e/13 Maxi, Jim KILROY
Main boom (and mainsail) waslengthened by 3ft. This increased her rating closer to the 70.0ft IOR Maxi limit.
Early March, World Maxi Championship, Bahamas: 1st/7
21 July, Seahorse Maxi-Series, Cowes: ? - 4 - 3 - ? = ?e/11, rating 69.5'
Channel Race: 1st/7 Class A
8 August, Fastnet Race: ?e/9 Class A
Sardinia Maxi Series: 1er/13 Maxis

1982 February, SORC, Florida: 3 - 4 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 1 = 3e/10 Class A, Jim KILROY
March "Latitude 38",

April "Les Cahiers du Yachting", full article below,

August, Clipper Cup, Hawaï: 1er/? Class A, Jim KILROY
"Yachting" December,

September, Big Boat Series, San Francisco: 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 = 1er/? Class A
October "L'Année Bateaux", broken boom,

1983 February, SORC, Florida: 1er/6 Class A, rating 70.0', Jim KILROY
Picture from RB Sailing blog,

September, Sardinia Maxis Series: 1st/6

1984 Janvier "L'Année Bateaux",

February, SORC, Florida: 2e/? Class A, Jim KILROY
Antigua Week: 1er//?? Class 1
Mai "L'Année Bateaux",

August, Clipper Cup, Hawaï: 5 - 13 - 3 - 3 - 14 = ?e/?? Overall, 2e/3 Class A
From "1985 Transpac Program",

September, San Francisco Big Boat Series: 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 3 = 2e/?
"Yachting" January 1985,

1985 February, SORC, Florida: ?e/? Class A
Avril "Neptune Yachting",

Mai "L'Année Bateaux",


2 September, Maxi Yachts World Championship, Porto Cervo: ?e/9
Moet & Chandon Maxi Cup, Saint Tropez: ?e/??, Jim KILROY

1987 Antigua Race Series: ?e/??, Jim KILROY
New owner and new name,
Divirona V, F 9313
August, Copa Del Rey, Palma de Majorque: ?e/? Class A
Moet & Chandon Maxi Cup, Monaco-Saint Tropez: 7 - 8 - 5 - 7 = 6e/11
Nioulargue, Saint Tropez: ?e/??
Picture from "L'Année Voile 1987/1988",

November "Course Au Large",

1988 August, Copa Del Rey, Palma de Majorque: 2e/3 Class
30 septembre, Nioulargue Maxi Cup, Saint Tropez: 5e/7

1989 Nioulargue Maxi Cup, Saint Tropez: 2e/?,
Novembre "Mer & Bateaux",


ICAYA Maxi World Championship: 12e/12

199? New owner and new name,
Ad Maan,

1994 May "Yachting World",

July "Yachting World",

1995 February "Yachting World",

???? New owner and new name,
Kialoa,

2010 La Rochelle, picture from Wikipedia

Picture from RB Sailing blog,

2022 April, from Facebook "Kialoa IV, the boat was semi abandoned in Barcelona at least last 5 years"
April, lying in Barcelona

2023 24 May, from Sailing Anarchy "Somehow, Badalona in Spain seems to be the pasture where the former steed assemble and await an unceremonious death. Kialoa (iv) is there with the bungs on the outside and hardware-store-grade plywood epoxied on the transom. I always think someone will be nostalgic enough to rejuvenate these yachts. The Arctic grade anchor tells the tale of trials and tribulations and aborted ambitions…" – anarchist Valentin.

1981 January "Latitude 38", full article,

1982 April "Les Cahiers du Yachting", full article,