VIOLINA, a Hylas 54, is a performance offshore semi-custom cruising series built in Taiwan by Hylas Yachts and designed by German Frers of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Violina was built in 1999 by the Huang family of Queen Long Marine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. German Frers, designer of Hylas and Swan yachts, also led the design team for the Italian IACC racing boat Prada, which won the international America's Cup challenger series in New Zealand in 2000.