Connect with Julia Towne in Palma, France, Italy No doubt you’ve communicated with Nicholson team member Julia Towne via email, text message, or phone call. Now’s your chance to put a face with the name. Julia is based in Palma de Mallorca, and will make stops in Genoa and Cannes in the upcoming weeks. She’s […]
Read MoreAQUILA, a Swan 77, is the perfect getaway for your dream vacation. With a spacious layout, elegant interiors and race-like hull design, it offers everything in one package. It accommodates 6 guests and 3 crew. With rich wood cabinetry, the warm interior with wood finishes and handmade furniture will give you a feel of home […]
Read MoreExplore Greece aboard AMANDA The beauty, mythology and traditional ways of Greece have bewitched sailors for ages. So why not make a plan to explore there via the emerald seas for yourself? AMANDA will make it happen for you. She’s a classic wooden motor yacht homeported in Piraeus, southwest of the center of Athens, Greece. […]
Read MoreComfort, speed, class — that’s what you’re in for aboard ANAHITA, a 62-foot Dynamiq designed by Philippe Briand that accommodates six guests and two crew. Owners — Captain Bijan Kalantari and chef/mate Roseanne Morin – have overseen refits in 2005, 2011, and in 2019. Improvements to ANAHITA in 2019 include: -keel re-bedded with new bolts […]
Read MoreWin a Three-Day Charter starting in Antigua A Love Story that Launched a Dynasty She was a beautiful, stately Radcliffe graduate. He was a dapper yet scrappy British skipper whose family washed ashore in Antigua a few years earlier. When Lisa Dodd of Connecticut met Desmond Nicholson on charter with the Nicholson family’s fledgling fleet, […]
Read MoreVacation sailors often ask about the suitability of Greece in August, a time when the dry north winds — meltemi — can blow in hard. Colleagues at Mirya Yachting deconstruct summer season yachting in Greece with some excellent tips. Mirya’s advice is the guide to smart chartering there. Keep expectations reasonable and remain flexible. Remember […]
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