Aloha Yachts were a range of sailing keelboats manufactured in

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, Canada by Ouyang Boat Works, founded by Ti Ouyang who had previously worked for Whitby Boat Works.

Boats

After producing a range of 16, 20 and 23 foot trailerable

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s under the "Matilda" name, in 1973 Ouyang introduced the

Aloha 28 The Aloha 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Edward S. Brewer and Robert Walstrom and first built in 1972. The Aloha 28 design was developed into the Aloha 8.5 in 1983. The Aloha 28 should not be confused with the Aloa 28, th ...

. Designed by Ted Brewer and Robert Wallstrom, it featured an outboard rudder. This was followed in 1975 by the Aloha 34, also a Brewer and Wallstrom design. The

Aloha 27 The Aloha 27 is a series of Canadian sailboats, that were designed by American yacht designer Robert Perry and first built in 1979 under the designation Aloha 26. The Aloha 26, 27, 8.2, 271 are all closely related designs. Although the hull ...

(also referred to as the 26, 8.2, and the 271), designed by Robert Perry, was added to the range in 1979. The

Aloha 32 The Aloha 32 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Mark Ellis as a cruiser and first built in 1979.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 248-249. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Pr ...

, a sloop designed by Mark Ellis, followed in 1982 and the

Aloha 30 The Aloha 30 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Ron Holland and first built in 1986. Production The boat was built by Ouyang Boat Works under the Aloha Yachts brand in Canada between 1986 and 1989, but it is now out of production. ...

, designed by Ron Holland, in 1986. The company also considered acting as North American agents for 41 and 47 foot yachts designed by Robert Perry to be manufactured in the Far East and sold under the Aloha-Perry name, but after trials with the

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41 foot model, decided not to pursue this arrangement. All production boats featured good quality

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construction and well finished

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interiors. A total of between 600 and 700 boats were constructed before the company encountered financial difficulties in a mid-1980s depression in the

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business, and ceased trading. The boats remain a popular choice with Canadian and United States buyers and are supported by enthusiastic owners associations, the Aloha Owners Association catering to owners of 27, 28, 30 and 32 foot models and the Aloha 34 Network to owners of the Aloha 34.

Production

Boats produced under the Aloha

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are: *

- 1972 * Aloha 34 - 1975 * Aloha 26 - 1979 *

- 1979 * Aloha 10.4 - 1981 * Aloha 8.2 - 1980 * Aloha 8.5 - 1983 * Aloha 271 - 1983 *

- 1986

References

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