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NICHOLSON 58

Staysail Ketch • Keel/Cbrd. • Built 1984

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Dimensions

LOA
57.58 ft
LWL
46.87 ft
Beam
15.58 ft
Max Draft
13 ft
Min Draft
6 ft
Displacement
53,025 lbs
Ballast
20,000 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.66 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
16.6
D/L Ratio ⓘ
230
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
37.7%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
1467 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Keel/Cbrd.
Rig Type
Staysail Ketch
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1984
Last Built
Number Built

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make
Perkins
Engine Type
Diesel
Notes: Some of these (Nicholson 58/60)were cutter rigged and some ketches. Camper & Nicholson sold the builders tooling to Colvic Craft. \nAlso sold as the BLUEWATER 58. \nSir Robin Knox-Johnson chose this hull (with a few modifications) for his fleet (8) of adventure yachts to race around the world. (Known as the CLIPPER 60).\nDraft for fixed keel version: 8.50'/2.59m.

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