Golondrina was born as Ojalà, commissioned by Charles Holland, an Englishman transplanted to Argentina who moved to Italy after World War II, having served here with the British Special Operations Executive and in the Canadian Devil’s Brigade.

Design No. 1922 by Sparkman Stephens, Golondrina is a classic example of a late ’60s RORC One-Tonner, a precursor, among other things, to the adoption of a rudder separate from the keel, following the already incredible Roundabout and Clarionet (UK). It was built in mahogany by the Carlini Shipyards in Rimini, then the Mediterranean reference for the New York studio in terms of quality. A good demonstration of the Carlini / S partnership would come from race placements: twice Mediterranean One Ton Champion (1970, 1971) and first place in the 1971 Giraglia.

In 1973, given the great evolution in design and the advent of the first IOR, Holland then commissioned Ojalà II, a more current hull in aluminum, designating Ojalà for cruising and, later, for sale.

Under new ownership, in the ’90s Golondrina would return to racing, demonstrating once again, in its class, all its value (Palmares below). Today, for sale, it would be an excellent hull in the newly rediscovered RORC and IOR classes that populate the Mediterranean. However, it needs a refit, as the last one dates back to 2018.

1994 – 1st Vele d’Epoca di Imperia
1995 – 1st La Nioularge, Saint-Tropez
1996 – 1st Vele d’Epoca di Imperia
1997 – 1st Mario Formenton Trophy, Porto Raphael
1997 – 2nd San Pellegrino Veteran Boat Rally, Porto Cervo
1997 – 1st Winter Championship of Western Liguria
1998 – 1st Vele d’Epoca di Imperia
1999 – 2nd Mario Formenton Trophy, Porto Raphael
1999 – 2nd Prada Veteran Boat Rally, Porto Rotondo
1999 – 1st Carlini Race Trophy
2000 – 1st Vele d’Epoca di Imperia
2000 – 1st Luigi Durand De La Penne Trophy, La Spezia
2001 – 1st Mario Formenton Trophy, Porto Raphael
2001 – 1st Luigi Durand De La Penne Trophy, La Spezia
2003 – 2nd Luigi Durand De La Penne Trophy, La Spezia
2004 – 2nd Vele d’Epoca di Imperia
2004 – 1st Luigi Durand De La Penne Trophy, La Spezia
2006 – 2nd Vele d’Epoca di Imperia
2007 – 2nd Luigi Durand De La Penne Trophy, La Spezia