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Glenn Holland of Holland's Boat Shop talks about Building & Racing Lobster Boats

Glenn Holland has been building boats for 35 years in Belfast. He comes from a family of fishermen, and decided to build fishing boats instead. Early on in his business, he sold mostly workboats, but today has about a 50/50 mix of pleasure & commercial boat owners. We got talking about the Lobster Boat race, and Glenn, who has over 100 trophies himself, shared that it is all about hull shape and engine size. He thinks boats are better made today than in the past, and cites the use of more composites with making boats lighter...and of course faster. It saves fuel, but is also lots of fun!
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