Kialoa was a maxi yacht

Maxi yacht

A maxi yacht usually refers to a racing sailboat of at least in length. It is also a Swedish brand of smaller sailing yachts.-Origin:The term maxi originated with the International Offshore Rule rating system, which in the 1970s and 1980s measured offshore racing yachts and applied a...

 campaign founded and led by Jim Kilroy spanning the 1970s and 1980s.

Kialoa III held the Sydney to Hobart record for around 25 years.

Kialoa IV was a contemporary of Condor of Bermuda

Condor of Bermuda

Condor of Bermuda was a maxi yacht campaigning under the leadership and funding of London based international businessman Bob Bell. Originally called "Condor" but re-named "Heath's Condor" for the 1977-78 Whitbread Round the World Race after Bell's association with Heath's Insurance Co...

; and a record contender in the tragic 1979 Fastnet race

1979 Fastnet race

The 1979 Fastnet race was the twenty-eighth Fastnet race, a yachting race competition held since 1925, generally every two years. In 1979, it was the climax of the five-race Admiral's Cup competition, as it had been since 1957....

Kialoa V was a Ron Holland

Ron Holland

Ronald John Holland is a yacht designer, who came to prominence in the 1970s with his successful racing designs, and is now best known for his superyachts such as Mirabella V and Ethereal...

 designed super-maxi; and fierce competitor to Condor

Condor

Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.They are:* The Andean Condor which inhabits the Andean mountains....

, Nirvana, and Sovereign.

Race wins include: the Admiral’s Cup, Onion Patch, Bermuda Race, Transpacific, Sardinia Cup, S.O.R.C. (Southern Ocean Racing Circuit), Kenwood Cup, San Francisco Big Boat Series and the Maxi World Championship.