Nicholson 36
Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1960
The first fiberglass hull from Camper & Nicholson, reinforced with alloy frames for structural integrity
Designed by Charles A. Nicholson & Peter Nicholson, built by Camper.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Fin Keel
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The Nicholson 36, on the water
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Footage from 59° North Sailing
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 45 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.48 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
428 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.
13.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Narrower than ~88% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2959 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Market signal
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A 1963 Camper & Nicholsons 36 listed for sale at $29,000 by BVI Yacht Sales
from 59° North Sailingseen June 20261:57
Listed for sale by BVI Yacht Sales, outfitted for cruising, located in the Dominican Republic
from 59° North Sailingseen June 20261:52
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
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