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Nicholson 27 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Camper & Nicholson |
An unusually radical
design for Camper & Nicholson, the Nicholson 27 was designed
by Peter Milne, best known for the Fireball dinghy class, and offers
good sailing performance with a surprisingly spacious interior.
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LOA |
27' 3" |
Sail area |
383 sq ft |
LWL |
23' 4" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
9' 8" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
4' 9" fin or 3' 2" bilge keel |
Berths |
5 |
Displacement |
6,445 lbs |
Engine |
Volvo MD5 diesel with Saildrive |
Ballast |
2,660 lbs |
BHP |
7.5 |
Keel type |
Twin iron bilge keels |
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Designed in 1979 by Peter Milne, the Nicholson
27 (or CN27) was the smallest Nicholson yacht since the demise
of the earlier long-keeled Nicholson 26 in 1971. Unlike the
very traditional long-keeled Nic 26 however, the Nicholson
27 was a modern-styled semi-flush-decked family cruiser, which
was built in fin or bilge keel versions, and was intended
to compete in the marketplace with French imports such as
Dufours, Jeanneaus and Bènèteaus.
At a time when traditional Nicholsons such as the 31 and 35
were becoming very expensive, the introduction of the 27 allowed
Nicholsons to once again offer a relatively low priced 'entry
level' yacht. She was still however still substantially more
expensive than many other similar sized yachts, and production
stopped in 1980 after just 20 had been built.
The yachts were moulded and assembled for C&N by Seabourne
Plastics in Littlehampton, a Crest Nicholson Group subsidiary,
using joinery components made in Camper's own workshops at
Gosport. Like all Nicholson yachts, the build quality is generally
very good. The hulls were moulded to Lloyds standards with isophthalic gelcoats and outer layers of reinforcement, using fabmat (combined woven and chopped stand glass) for the main thickness of the fibreglass.
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