Camper Nicholson 30

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Good day,
I have a Nic 30 which I sail in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. My Question is: does anyone have any boat reviews/ comments on the Nic 30?

They where designed at C&N. The hulls where built by Halmatic and finished either by owners or at the Nic yard. I stand to be corrected on this information, hence the inquiry.

I trust you are not to cold in the UK, here in Lotus Land the weather is quite good with lots of snow in the mountains where it should be. We brace ourselves for the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Thanks
 
There is a "test" of the Halmatic 30 (as a second hand boat) in a recent Yachting Monthly - look through the boat test back numbers. A later and slightly modified version was built in Plymouth as the Barbican 30.
 
Ranger39 said:
Good day,
I have a Nic 30 which I sail in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. My Question is: does anyone have any boat reviews/ comments on the Nic 30?

They where designed at C&N. The hulls where built by Halmatic and finished either by owners or at the Nic yard. I stand to be corrected on this information, hence the inquiry.

I trust you are not to cold in the UK, here in Lotus Land the weather is quite good with lots of snow in the mountains where it should be. We brace ourselves for the Vancouver Winter Olympics

Thanks
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Why not join the Camper & Nicholsons Owners Group on Yahoo.

Lots of advice & plenty of North American owners too.

There's a Nic30 in our marina & the owners are pleased with her in most aspects but going astern is sometimes 'interesting'.

I've owned a Nicholson 39 for the past 18 years and have no inclination to change.
 
Nic 30

Tradewinds,
Thanks for the info. I would be delighted to have a Nic 39 here as the sailing is some of the best in the world. So if you want to sail here around or through I would be happy to help. I will try the Yahoo forum as you suggest. Check Google Earth for Vancouver and just go north. It's like Norway with far fewer people and no language problems.

Tranona,

I will look at those and I have been through the PBO site looking for reviews but the have done everything but the Nic 30? Are they prejudice perhaps? There are a smattering of C&N in Canada. I bought mine on the East coast, in New Brunswick and sailed her to Toronto and then had her trucked across Canada to BC five years ago. I have her up for sale and I am looking for a larger vessel. A Nic 35 would be very nice.

Thanks again, God Save the Queen.
 
Tranona said:
There is a "test" of the Halmatic 30 (as a second hand boat) in a recent Yachting Monthly - look through the boat test back numbers. A later and slightly modified version was built in Plymouth as the Barbican 30.
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I think we might be going off at a tangent here. I seem to remember the Nicholson 30 as a half tonner with rod rigging and fin keel. A good club racer even now?
 
doug748 said:
I think we might be going off at a tangent here. I seem to remember the Nicholson 30 as a half tonner with rod rigging and fin keel. A good club racer even now?
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Yes - you are right - the Nic 30 was a 29 foot long half-tonner designed in-house by Nicholsons, sold around 1970-73. Later there was the mid-70s "Nicholson half-tonner" which actually was 30 ft long, a Ron Holland design. This then morphed into the Nicholson 303 cruiser-racer. As in those days Nic were I think still building a few one-off pure racers there may be others around.

None of these are anything like the Nic 31/Barbican long-keelers.
 
Nic 30

Yes, the boat was designed by Mr Ray Wall at C&N as a quarter ton racer / cruiser. She is well fitted out below and sleeps five. She also sails very fast and well with a deep fin keel with a "scheel" (sp) design and a bulb at the bottom. She draws 5' 6". I think she was pretty advanced for her day. I have hull no 46, built in 1974.

Thanks
 
re nic 30

There is a yacht called Grimalkin which was in the 79 fastnet and featured in the book "left for dead".

I believe this was a Nic 30 of the half tonner variety built as a racing boat

A good read anyway but more so i guess if you have the same boat
 
jwilson said:
Yes - you are right - the Nic 30 was a 29 foot long half-tonner designed in-house by Nicholsons, sold around 1970-73. Later there was the mid-70s "Nicholson half-tonner" which actually was 30 ft long, a Ron Holland design. This then morphed into the Nicholson 303 cruiser-racer. As in those days Nic were I think still building a few one-off pure racers there may be others around.

None of these are anything like the Nic 31/Barbican long-keelers.
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Oops - your dead right - my mistake ... a completely different kettle of fish to the Nic 31 which is a long-keeler :o
 
Yes, ignore all my stuff as it refers to the Halmatic 30 which was originally intended to be a Nic, but ended up as a Halmatic (who at least moulded and often completely built boats sold by C&N).
 
EuanMcKenzie said:
There is a yacht called Grimalkin which was in the 79 fastnet and featured in the book "left for dead".

I believe this was a Nic 30 of the half tonner variety built as a racing boat

A good read anyway but more so i guess if you have the same boat
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Ron Holland design. Excellent book too and I would recommend it. Lot to be gleaned on handling characteristics from that read.
 
Ranger39
No language problems but the English is a bit different.:D I live in Victoria on board my CS27 also designed by Ray Wall when he was with Camper Nicholson. He then moved to Canada and became head designer at CS Yachts. He currently is retired on Vancouver Island and sails a Quanta 28 of his design.
 
Used to own Hull No 37 "TTFN"

Hi Ranger 39,

I used to know these wonderful sailing boats inside out. Great to windward, tend to roll down wind, the rudder stalls early, best at around 15 degrees of heel.

you are correct the hull were laidup by Halmatic and then finished at C&Ns Gosport yard.

The C&N finished hulls will have the Galley to Port the Nav' table facing aft to starboard with the Navigator sitting on the foot of the Starboard saloon setee berth.

The heads are forward of the saloon and to Starboard with the hand basin opposite to port.

There is probably no bow roller but a small deck locker to take anchor and warp. Good big cleats with aft cleats mounted to the side of the cockpit right aft.
4 very big cockpit lockers and the fuel tank mounted under the cockpit sole. The transom hung rudder is better for having the fairing strips fitted.

If I could afford two sailing boats I would have another one tomorrow. Just the nicest sail ever, fast, responsive, easy and well balanced.

Please PM me if you want any specific info, I replaced the Rig, Engine, electrics, heads, prop shaft and rebuilt the rudder.

Simes
 
jwilson said:
Yes - you are right - the Nic 30 was a 29 foot long half-tonner designed in-house by Nicholsons, sold around 1970-73. Later there was the mid-70s "Nicholson half-tonner" which actually was 30 ft long, a Ron Holland design. This then morphed into the Nicholson 303 cruiser-racer. As in those days Nic were I think still building a few one-off pure racers there may be others around.

None of these are anything like the Nic 31/Barbican long-keelers.
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Sailed on a 303 from Rhu to Maryport years ago it had rod rigging, was fast but lively, especially trying to get your head down coming round Mull of Galloway in a "7" in forward cabin. Boat was called Mummiskara, when I asked about name I was told that it was bought at Boat Show and when asked about how it sailed the salesman said it was a real Mummy Scarer. Happy days.
 
Nic 30

I used to own one of these boats(scallywagtoo) it was a great boat with a Volvo md1b it was only my second yacht and found it was great to sail
 
Interesting comments. We have a "Nicholson half tonner" racing at our club under a PY handicap of 1002 as per Byron. I dont know which of the two alternatives above it is, but it certainly goes a lopt faster than 1002 and more like the 900 implied by the IRC figure of .95

Anyone got any figures on handicaps for either or both of the two models?
 
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