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NICHOLSON 55

Built by Camper & Nicholson • Designed by Raymond Wall
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General Information

Hull Type: Fin with rudder on skeg
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
First Built: 1971
Number Built: 26

Dimensions

Length Overall (LOA): 16.40 m
Length Waterline (LWL): 11.93 m
Beam: 4.36 m
Draft (Max): 2.51 m

Weight & Ballast

Displacement: 17,250 kg
Ballast: 8,120 kg

Sail Plan

Foresail Area: 58.75 m²
Mainsail Area: 47.20 m²
Sail Area: 105.95 m²
Sail Area (reported): 150.97 m²
I (Fore Triangle Height): 18.71 m
J (Fore Triangle Base): 6.28 m
P (Mainsail Hoist): 16.74 m
E (Boom Length): 5.64 m
Est. Forestay Length: 19.74 m

Engine & Systems

Engine Make: Perkins
Engine Type: Diesel
Engine Power: 72 HP

Performance Ratios

Hull Speed: 8.38 knots
SA/Displacement (Calc): 16.20
SA/Displacement (Reported): 23.09
Ballast/Disp Ratio: 47.07%
Displacement/Length: 283.14
Comfort Ratio: 39.06
Capsize Screening: 1.70
S-Number: 1.81
Immersion: 357 kg/cm

Notes

12 of these yachts were purchased by the English Ministry of Defence where they were in service for many years. A few hulls were built of aluminum.

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