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C18726	Nicholson 35			Lying	Ashore Cornwall
Builder	Camper & Ni			Year	1979
Builder	Camper & Ni			Price	£37,500
LOA	35' 3"	Sail area	757 sq ft main and genoa	Brief details
LWL	26' 9"	Rig	sloop	This in an exceptionally good example of the Nicholson 35, a very solid, fast and seaworthy cruiser. By modern standards they are quite heavy displacement. We sold this yacht previously in in 2011, at which time we wrote ".... A rare find - a really lovely later-built example of one of the the classic Nicholson 35 cruiser-racers. This 1979 Mk VI example has been in her present second ownership since 1987. She has glossy topsides in original gelcoat, interior joinery in lovely condition, and has very clearly been beautifully maintained". The same applies now 15 years later.
Beam	10' 5"	Cabins	2
Draught	5' 6"	Berths	4/7
Displacement	17,650 lbs	Engine	Beta 35
Ballast	7,390 lbs	BHP	35
Keel type	Fin keel with encapuslated lead ballast and skeg hung rudder

The Nicholson 35 was designed in-house by Camper & Nicholsons in 1970/71, and remained in production from 1971 to 1990, with various minor model changes from Mk I to Mk VII. Whilst the hull mouldings of some boats were contracted out, always to quality moulders, all Nicholsons 35s were finished by Camper & Nicholson themselves, to a very high standard.

About 230 were built over their long production run, and they have a superb reputation as a safe, fast passage-maker. It is is thus very rare now to find one like this 1979 example that has not had the wear and tear of multiple extended ocean passages.

Various sources quote slightly different ballast and displacement figures for these boats: the figures here being taken from a Nicholson-supplied manual for this Mk VI boat. When designed in the early 1970s the Nicholson 35 was regarded as moderate displacement and fast enough to be classed as a cruiser-racer: now she is seen as a quite heavy displacement cruiser, though with enough sail area to be quite fast in most conditions. In 2016 a 'Yachting Monthy' used boat report said "....Like all long fin-keeled heavy displacement cruisers the Nicholson 35 is designed to take almost any adverse weather and sea conditions in her stride".

As one of the later boats she has a more conventional shaft drive to a P-bracket instead of the hydraulic drive to a prop mounted in the aft end of keel that was fitted to early boats, Later boats also have a slightly different internal layout with a quarter berth aft of the chart table. The last boats built had a taller rig, a feature probably introduced for the American market, where a significant number of Nicholson 35s were sold by a dealer in Annapolis.

Yachtsnet photographs and video July 2026,

except for photos afloat which are from September 2025

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Yachtsnet photos ashore July 2026, owners photos various dates

The heads separates saloon and forecabin with two sliding doors. The Lavac marine WC is to pprt and a basin to starboard.

Photographs

July 2026






The galley worktop has two inset coolboxes: the larger one by the sink is refrigerated. The patterned brown laminate worktops were the height of fashion in the 1970s.




The original Watermota 29 hp diesel was replaced in 2014 by a 35 hp Beta, which as run 421 hours to date. The engine drives a conventional shaft drive via a Z-drive gearbox with a feathering prop.




This is genuinely a remarkably "original" example of one of these classic cruising yachts, which has led a very sheltered and cosseted life compared to most other Nic 35s. The present owner has just bought another beautiful classic yacht, and "Affinity" is now in need of another careful owner. It would almost be a shame to batter her round the world, though the boat is up to it!

Inventory:
Engine details		Beta 35 hp four-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled, new 2024 and run 421 hours, new 2014 (replaced original Watermota Sea Panther of 29 hp)
Fuel tank capacity		150 litres
Propeller		Darglow Featherstream 3-bladed feathering prop, shaft drive
Batteries		2 x 120AH services battery and 120AH engine start battery
Battery charging/electrics		Engine alternator and Sterling Pro shorepower charger
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Masthead sloop rig, Kemp alloy spars with S/S standing rigging replaced 2011
Mainsail		Penrose Sails, slab reefing, new 2018
Genoa		Penrose Sails roller genoa, new 2018
Genoa furling		Harken Mk III
Spinnaker		Cruising chute
Primary winches		2 x Lewmar 44ST self-tailing
Secondary winches		3 x Lewmar 8
Bower anchor		16 Kg Kobra with 75 metres 8mm chain
Kedge anchors		Danforth with chain and warp
Anchor windlass		Lewmar H2 electric windlass with up/down footswitches - new 2024
Steering		Wheel
Autopilot		Raymarine ST6002 with Mk II ST4000 wheelpilot
Steering compass		Plastimo Olympic 135 on binnacle
Warps & fenders		2 warps and 4 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood, cockpit tent, and cockpit 'tonneau' cover
Navigation Equipment and instruments
Radar		Garmin
GPS/Chartplotter		Garmin GPSMap 4008 8" colour plotter
Log/speed		B&G
Depth sounder		Garmin
Windspeed/direction		B&G
VHF radio		Garmin with DSC
Radio receiver		Amstrad
Safety/emergency equipment
Liferaft		Seago 4 man, unknown service date
Lifebuoy		2 x horseshoe
Gas detector		Nereus
Bilge pump		Manual pump
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin, heads and saloon
Cabin heating		Webasto Airtop blown hot air diesel heating, new 2024
Berths		5
Water tank capacity		150 litres in flexible tank inside original GRP tank
Cooker		Nelson
Coolbox		Frigoboat refrigerated coolbox
Heads		Lavac
Miscellaneous
Dinghy		Rigid GRP dinghy, new 2024
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

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UK sailing yacht brokerage and boat sales

C18726

Nicholson 35

Lying

Ashore Cornwall

Builder

Camper & Ni

Year

1979

Price

£37,500

LOA

35' 3"

Sail area

757 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

26' 9"

Rig

sloop

Beam

10' 5"

Cabins

2

Draught

5' 6"

Berths

4/7

Displacement

17,650 lbs

Engine

Beta 35

Ballast

7,390 lbs

BHP

35

Keel type

Fin keel with encapuslated lead ballast and skeg hung rudder

Yachtsnet photographs and video July 2026,

except for photos afloat which are from September 2025

Click here to open a new window with selected larger size photos

Yachtsnet photos ashore July 2026, owners photos various dates

The heads separates saloon and forecabin with two sliding doors. The Lavac marine WC is to pprt and a basin to starboard.

Photographs

July 2026

The galley worktop has two inset coolboxes: the larger one by the sink is refrigerated. The patterned brown laminate worktops were the height of fashion in the 1970s.

The original Watermota 29 hp diesel was replaced in 2014 by a 35 hp Beta, which as run 421 hours to date.

The engine drives a conventional shaft drive via a Z-drive gearbox with a feathering prop.

This is genuinely a remarkably "original" example of one of these classic cruising yachts,

which has led a very sheltered and cosseted life compared to most other Nic 35s.

The present owner has just bought another beautiful classic yacht, and "Affinity"

is now in need of another careful owner. It would almost be a shame to batter her

round the world, though the boat is up to it!

Inventory:

Engine details

Beta 35 hp four-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled, new 2024 and run 421 hours, new 2014 (replaced original Watermota Sea Panther of 29 hp)

Fuel tank capacity

150 litres

Propeller

Darglow Featherstream 3-bladed feathering prop, shaft drive

Batteries

2 x 120AH services battery and 120AH engine start battery

Battery charging/electrics

Engine alternator and Sterling Pro shorepower charger

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Masthead sloop rig, Kemp alloy spars with S/S standing rigging replaced 2011

Mainsail

Penrose Sails, slab reefing, new 2018

Genoa

Penrose Sails roller genoa, new 2018

Genoa furling

Harken Mk III

Spinnaker

Cruising chute

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 44ST self-tailing

Secondary winches

3 x Lewmar 8

Bower anchor

Click here to open a new window
with selected larger size photos

The galley worktop has two inset coolboxes: the larger one by the sink is refrigerated.
The patterned brown laminate worktops were the height of fashion in the 1970s.