BoatsNicholson 476

Nicholson 476

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1984–1989

A robust cutter designed by Camper & Nicholsons with a skeg-hung rudder, later produced as the Bluewater 476

Designed by Camper, Nicholson & David Pedrick.

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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 40 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

1.71 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.71
LightHeavy

309 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 309
EasygoingPowered-up

15.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.5
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2148 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.5
Displacement / length
309.3
Comfort ratio
39.8
Capsize screening
1.71
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1771
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1989
Units built
11
Designer
Camper, Nicholson, David Pedrick
Builder
Camper, Nicholson Ltd, Nicholsons

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Malo Yachts 45/4614.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14-metre blue-water cruiser that evolved from the M45 to the M46, featuring a 39% ballast ratio for offshore stability
Tayana 47 CC14.33 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio
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