Nicholson 48
Masthead Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1972
A heavy-displacement masthead ketch designed by Raymond Wall for comfortable, stable offshore passage making
Designed by Camper, Nicholson & Raymond Wall, built by Halmatic.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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 42 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.64 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
345 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.
12.1 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2027 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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