As part of our history series from revered in-house yacht historian Malcolm Wood SYT takes a closer look at yacht builders that are for one reason or another no longer in existence.

Camper and nicholson history. The history of Camper Nicholsons is integral to the history of Yachting. Camper and Nicholsons are the oldest leisure marine company in the world. She was Nicholsons second design for a J Class and Stephensons second big yacht.

It is a story that intertwines the yacht design genius of William Camper and generations of the Nicholson family with. Across these past two issues we explore the Camper Nicholsons shipyard of. She was designed by Charles E.

William Camper died in 1863 but just before that the yard had become Camper Nicholson. Partridge is recognised as a UK National Historic Ship and was designed by John. Our beginnings In 1782 Francis Amos started a shipyard in Gosport across the harbour from the Royal Naval Dockyard Portsmouth.

Designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson and built by Camper Nicholsons in 1933 for Mr WL. Nicholson undertook a 30-year programme of expansion more than doubling the size and scale of the facilities. 1 In the early 1900s Nicholson developed a new powered craft which would enable the owners to come from their big-boats before and after the competitions.

Camper and Nicholson was then a shipyard in Gosport but today has evolved into a yacht and marina management company. Camper Nicholsons is the global leader in all luxury yachting activities specialising in the sale purchase charter marketing management and construction of the finest yachts in the world. The yacht building yard which still bears their names was in fact founded as early as 1782 with William Campers involvement dating back to 1809.

Camper Nicholsons has the most illustrious history of any brokerage firm leading back to when our first shipyard was founded in 1782. Camper Nicholsons has existed formally since 1855 though William Camper and Ben Nicholson had been associated since 1842. Bloodhound is a 192-metre 63 ft ocean racing yacht.