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N1308 Nimbus

Started by National 12 Webmaster, 15 Mar 2007, 10:17

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The life of N1308 Nimbus. Design: , designed by: Jack Holt
Previous boat names: Nimbus, Cochise, prior to reverting to Nimbus.

nigelf

N1308 and N1284 were ordered at the same time by two members of the Cowal Holy Loch S.C., Jack Carsewell and Bill Morgan. They were Jack Holt designed and built glued clinker hulls, among the first group of the glued boats to come into Scotland. Cotton sails were still the norm at that time and both boats were so equipped. Terylene had just come along but was about twice the price.

edwillett

N1308 was owned by Douglas Lang of Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire in the 1990's. She was traded in to EuroYachts in Glasgow in 1999.