OK, this is amazing day! Tim and I am now part owners each of 39 ft Nicholson... and I am thrilled. Being part owner of a yacht will definitely change my life.Nicholsons are some of the best designed and build boats in the world. Sir Francis Chichester's Gypsy Moth was a Nicholson, as were some of the royal yachts [Prince Philip owned a Nicholson].
From the build plate you can see she is number 0003 of the 39s - there were only 60 ever built. She was originally Nicholson's show boat in Italy, was bought by a retired RN commander, then by an American who sailed her round the world, stopping in Cyprus and now selling her to us.The aim is to get her sea worthy by December and then do on water maintenance ready to sail in the spring... and then sometime next year have a cruise to the Greek Islands. All the running rigging needs replacing, but none of the standing rigging... electronics are almost non-existant, so we will need new radio etc. We're thinking of using a NetBook based navigation system using OziExplorer software... plus paper charts [the boat comes with loads of charts]. The dinghy needs some TLC and the life-raft needs a service. Tomorrow we start...
Malu BTW is interesting word... in Hawaiian it means peace or peacefullness, in Malay/Arabic it means shy or hidden. So she is either the King of Peace or the Hidden King... interesting name?
