S/Y Navigare

NICHOLS0N 55

“Navigare necesse est.. vivere non est necesse"

CAMPER & NICHOLSONS YACHTS

Camper & Nicholsons Yachts was founded in Gosport England in 1782. This yard became known for its fast wooden racing sailing yachts, which included the famed J-Class sloops that competed in the Americas Cup races.

Yachts designed and built by the C&N yard has a solid pedigree guaranteeing quality of build, seaworthiness, good sailing abilities and beauty.

C&N built 25 “Nic 55” during the period 1969 to 1975. S/Y Navigare was one of the last “Nic 55” built. The “Nic 55” yachts were very successful in ocean racing at the time. Some of these yachts were sold to the British military as sail training vessels and some competed in the Whitbread around the world races.

Detailed Information for S/Y Navigare

Price: Euro 150,000
Model type: Nicholson 55
Builder: Camper & Nicholson, Gosport, UK
Year of build: 1975
Sail plan: Yawl
Dimensions: L: 16,60m W: 4,4m D: 2,6m
Tonnage: 17ton (6 ton lead keel)

Deck gear:

Genua Winches, Andersen, electric
All other winches Lewmar
Windlass, Lofrans, 24 volt
Bruce anchor with 100 meter chain
Two extra anchors, one of them Danforth
Fenders
Bimini
Sprayhood or dodger (new in 2017)
Sun awning
Winter awning (good condition, new in 2017)
Deck box in teak for shoes
Deck box in teak for gas bottles
Hoist for dinghy outboard
Dinghy (2017), fiberglass bottom
Spinacre boom in aluminium
There is an electrical “Opacmare” passarelle, which is fully functional and very practical since we are always mooring stern to. However the wood grating needs replacement.
There is a life raft mounted on the coach roof.

Sails & Rigging:

Mizzen and main sails (good condition)
Genua (Is being used, but soon due for replacement.)
Spinacre (OK condition)
Standing rigging (good visible condition but is planned to be replaced due to age, 17 years)
Running rigging (OK, was replaced in 2017)
The genua furling was purchased new from Selden in 2018
Main mast: Heavy duty mast from 1975 in aluminium. The travellers on the mast were replaced in 2017.
There is a “lazy bag” for the main, and covers for the main sail and mizzen.

Deck and superstructure:

Deck is teak and in good condition. (There is about 11mm thickness left in the teak deck.
The coach roofs are painted white on top and varnished teak veneer on the sides. (Planned work is to re-veneer the sides of the coach roofs midships and aft. The estimated cost is about Euro 5,000 to get it to “new” condition. It is OK now but looks a bit worn in many places.)

Stowage on deck:

There is a compartment in the bow housing a salt water wash down and extra anchor.
Just after the hatch in front there is the anchor locker
On the starboard side aft there is a teak box on deck where shoes are stored.
On the aft deck there is a hatch leading to a big lazarette.
In the cockpit there is a big stowage under the seat on the port side. It is about 1,5m deep.

Machinery:

The main engine

Is a 100 hp Yanmar diesel from 2004.
The engine was completely overhauled 2019 where all parts were replaced. Thus the engine is now brand new.
The yacht management company looking after the boat has switched on the engine once a week as part of their maintenance program.
The gearbox to the engine was purchased new in 2018.

Outboard engine

4 hp outboard engine for the dinghy. (4 stroke)
This engine was purchased new in 2017 and has only been used in total less than two hours.

Whisper generator (stirling engine, built in New Zeeland)

This generator was new in 2003, but has very low hours. It however requires service before being used again.
This generator has its advantages as it is very silent (like a fridge).
It also has its disadvantages. For example it cost 30,000 euro 2003 and there is no competent person to service it in Turkey and Greece that I know of. The nearest official maintenance person lives in Germany. However in Marmaris there is a lot of competence in yacht management and you can get almost anything done. They even managed to service this generator using; the instruction book, their common knowledge and wits…

Retractable bow-thruster.

This was installed in 2003 and works very well. However it is currently not working, needs servicing/repair.

Bilge pumps

The yacht has several bilge pumps, i.e. 2 manual pumps, 1 electric and 1 high
capacity pump driven by the engine.

Tanks:

Fresh water tank 1,350 litres
Diesel tanks 600 litres
Black & grey water tank, 600 litres. This tank can be discharged by gravity into the ocean or through a pump out through a fitting in the deck. (I have not measured the tanks. The info was given by the previous owner and has not been verified.)

Navigational equipment:

Autopilot, Raymarine, purchased new in 2017
Silva instruments: GPS, Multifunction display, wind speed and direction display, echo-sounder and log. (These instruments are at least 23 years old but fully functioning. However the wind direction and speed meter is currently not working)
There is also a very old radar on board which I have never used.
The boat does not have a chart plotter. I have been using an Ipad with
navigational program/maps/gps and weather information.
The boat has all or most hard copy charts for Greece and Turkey.
There are also Heikel’s pilot books for Greece and Turkey on board.

Communication equipment:

There is a stationary VHF radio at the nav. station below deck. There is also a
short wave radio installed, which I have never used.

Electricity:

Victron 2000w inverter 800 amp service batteries (4 X 200 amp) giving 400 amps of 24 volt power
Two 12 volt starter batteries for engine
Connection for 220volts shore power on the aft deck.

Refridgeration:

There is one 24 volt water cooled compressor, chilling one fridge and two
“coolers” in the galley.
There is one big fridge, 220 volt, under the settee in the saloon.
There is one freezer in the passageway from the saloon to the aft cabin.

Hull:

The fiberglass hull is built like an “Ice breaker”. It is exceptionally strong, very thick and with stringers going along the sides of the boat. The boat is very silent inside due to the thickness of the hull.
A professional company in Bodrum made complete osmosis treatment of the hull in 2017 and also painted the top sides.

Layout of boat: (Front to back)

General

The interior is all in teak including the cabin sole and doors in good condition.

Bow

In the bow there is a double cabin with V-berth. The berth is a double berth when the retractable bow-thruster is down and two singles if the bow-thruster is up.
There are a lot of cupboards and stowage in this cabin.
The generator is also situated here. There are some steps leading through a hatch to the deck from here.
The cabin also has a pressurized hot and cold shower with a long hose, which we normally take out on deck when we want to shower “al fresco”.

Midships Cabin

Through a door from the fore peak there is the “midships” cabin.
This cabin has two beds on either side, one on top of the other (bunk bed).
There is a folding wall, which can be pulled in the middle to make it two separate cabins instead of one.
There is a direct access from this cabin to a head with shower. The lower bunks have Tempur matrasses.

Galley

Going further aft from this cabin you reach the galley, which has two sinks, fridge, two coolers and a 4 gas burner cooker, which is gimbaled.
Opposite the galley there is a head with shower. The head is electrical.

Saloon

Further aft, up a couple of steps, is the saloon with a u-shaped sofa with table on the port side and the navigation table on the starboard side.
From the saloon is the companion way up to the centre cockpit.

Aft Cabin

There is a passageway aft leading to the aft cabin.
In the passage way there is an opening to port leading to the engine room and on the starboard side is a lot of storage space plus a freezer.
The aft cabin has two single berths plus cupboards and vanity table.
The aft cabin also has a head (electrical) with a shower and pressurized hot and cold water. (This head is not working and needs replacement.)
The two berths have Tempur matrasses. There is a hatch in the coach roof for this cabin.

Ships registration:

S/Y Navigare is registered in the “Swedish Register of Shipping” and has the call sign SLTV.

Other information:

The boat is currently on the hard in the A1 Shipyard in Rhodes Town, Greece.
The Greek Dodocanese islands and the nearby Turkish coast line are very nice sailing areas filled with picturesque villages, many historical sites with many nice anchorages and good wind for sailing.
There are life wests, life lines and harnesses.
The boat is in working condition and we sailed in Greece and Turkey in July 2023.
I purchased the boat in year 2002 and have only used it 6 weeks on my vacation every year. I have never hired the boat out.
The yacht has a three blade folding propeller.
Electrical cables and all types of connections for shore power
Water hose long enough to cover washing the whole boat and to get fresh water into the tanks from shore connections
Bosun’s chair
Wind scoops for hatches
Cover for steering wheel
Handle for emergency rudder
Gas bottles for Greece and Turkey
Ball showing yacht at anchor
Wires to connect to dinghy for lifting onto deck

Owners Comments:

When I purchased the yacht in year 2002 I had been looking for my ideal boat for many years. I wanted a boat that was beautiful in a classical style, with exceptional sailing abilities and which was practical to live on for longer periods of time. My yacht S/Y Navigare has lived up to my expectations and provided a lot of wonderful sailing experiences with family and friends over the last 20 years. I have spent about 6 weeks every year during my annual vacation on the boat, except for the last few years when the boat has just been lying idle in Marmaris. The boat has never been hired out. Although the yacht has a fiberglass hull, it looks like it is a wooden boat, since the whole deck, superstructure and interior are covered with teak.

The yacht is exceptionally beautiful and turns heads wherever she goes. She sails very well. I have not yet met any modern boats, in her size, that beats this yacht’s performance upwind! She is also very practical to live on for long periods of time due to her large tank capacities. I am now 73 years old and the family is no longer joining me for sailing. It is therefore now time for me to sell the boat.

I have reduced the price from Euro 250,000 to Euro 150,000 to ensure a quick sale and also to reflect the issues mentioned above that needs fixing. The A1 shipyard, where the boat is, has the competence and capacity to fix all that need fixing.