Kukri
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Someone was asking about her; the Internet turned up this 2017 picture of her in her home port:
Looks like she gets well cared for.
Looks like she gets well cared for.
Nicholson 55 - ‘Adventure’
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Poignard
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St Petersburg?
Kukri
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It looks like it to me.
Interesting that the Russian Navy, to whom she was given by the RN in 2003, have fitted in mast furling and Solent headsails.
pvb
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And here's a pic of the boat visiting Gosport in 2013...
pvb
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Poignard
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At which time she did not have an in-mast furling mainsail.And here's a pic of the boat visiting Gosport in 2013...
capnsensible
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She was certainly rather more robust when I sailed aboard in the 80's and 90's!
Kukri
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And a new mahogany interior!
That boat is living the life of Reilly compared to some of her sisters.
That boat is living the life of Reilly compared to some of her sisters.
Neeves
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You are dispensing with the flat screen TV or the stock of Vodka..
Tough choices.
When you have a cat you need both
Jonathan
Tough choices.
When you have a cat you need both
Jonathan
Greenheart
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Can't you wean him back to Budweiser?
Old Bumbulum
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A fine military figure of a man, that Russian Captain!And here's a pic of the boat visiting Gosport in 2013...
rogerthebodger
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What's the Ensign on her stern ?Someone was asking about her; the Internet turned up this 2017 picture of her in her home port:
Looks like she gets well cared for.
Silly me its the russian navy
Greenheart
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He does look like Thelwell might have drawn him. What's the caption here?
"After twelve pints, I begin to hallucinate giant hands."
Old Bumbulum
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You could tell it wasn't going to be an easy or comfortable berth...
Greenheart
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And the crew look like they've just won at the 1936 Olympics.
Kukri
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I note that the Russian Navy have rebuilt the accommodation. On an un-modified MOD 55, getting into and out of the skipper’s berth calls for a certain level of flexibility. (DAMHIKT).
john_morris_uk
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I sailed Adventure several thousand miles over various occasions including from Rio to the Carib. The skippers berth was certainly snug and it took a certain amount of agility to get into it... I fitted an electric fan as it was a coffin in the tropics and I sometimes chose to sleep on the sails in the forepeak when we were sailing downwind in the trades as I could crack the main hatch open for some air. Looks like my comfy sails are all gone as they've gone over to twin furling headsails.. Load of softies. Changing the hanked on and rather heavy headsails on a Nicholson 55 in rough weather was occasionally rather character building.
Greenheart
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The layout did surprise me rather...one loo and 10+ berths...
I can see it was ideal for minimalistic ocean racing forty years ago, but I'm surprised if some Nich 55s haven't been converted to more private/luxurious accommodation, if only for profitable charter.
I can see it was ideal for minimalistic ocean racing forty years ago, but I'm surprised if some Nich 55s haven't been converted to more private/luxurious accommodation, if only for profitable charter.
Sandyman
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Sprog
Nearly new when I sailed her in the Tall Ships early 70's.Sandyman
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One bloody Loo ??? What the hell is a Loo at sea?? We have heads in the Navy unless you were a Sludgemariner then its OK to call them Loo's. lolThe layout did surprise me rather...one loo and 10+ berths...
I can see it was ideal for minimalistic ocean racing forty years ago, but I'm surprised if some Nich 55s haven't been converted to more private/luxurious accommodation, if only for profitable charter.
