Additional Information

Accommodation

• (4) Berths in total

Saloon:

• Starboard - Large berth with mattress cut to measure and lee cloth

• Port - Narrow single berth

Forepeak:

• (2) Single berths either side with wooden lee boards in mahogany

• Single Jabsco head

• Pressurised water into sink with hot/cold fresh water

• Removable mahoganny table in saloon

Interior Comforts and Amenities

• 12v 65 Litre Vevor fridge/freezer (2025)

• ENO propane safety cooker and oven (2026)

• (2) Campingaz tanks in vented outdoor locker

• Air fryer (2026)

• Cafetierre

• All the necessary cutlery and cooking equipment

• Pressurised hot water system from the engine via 12v Seaflo pump (2025)

• Spin air 240v Fan (2026)

• First aid kit (2026)

• 6ft 4 standing headroom in saloon

Electronics and Navigation

• Raymarine st4000+ autopilot with electric drive arm to tiller

• Garmin GPSMap plotter with AIS targets (2005)

• Ipad with Navionics on bracket above chart desk (2024)

• Garmin In-reach mini 2 (2024)

• Raymarine depth, wind, close hauled wind, speed etc

• SSB long range radio

• Standard Horizon Matrix AIS main VHF (2020)

• ICOM M940 Handheld with AIS targets (new 2026)

• (2) Old style classic spherical compasses in cockpit

• GME EPIRB in working order and registered (2010)

• Stereo system needing new speaker

• Furuno NAVTEX

• Furuno GPS

Electrical Systems

• 12v system

Batteries:

• (2) Lead-acid batteries

• Starter: 90Ah (2023)

• House: 115Ah (2025)

• 12V and 220V 2400W Fossibot lithium battery pack (2025)

• USB C

• (3) 240 sockets

• Digital display

• Solar powered by 200W panel

• Also powered by Mossa 2200W petrol generator (2024)

• 240V Inverter for main batteries (2024)

• CTEC Battery charger as shore power entry

• 25M Shore power chord

• Spare alternator for engine

Deck and Hull Equipment

• 16KG CQR (2020)

• Fortress Guardian Aluminium Storm Anchor G22 on weighted rode (2022)

• 80m 8mm chain in good condition (no rust)

• (1) Stainless dinghy anchor

• Manual Simpson Lawrence Windlass (needs servicing)

• Bow anchor roller on pullpit

• New beige Dodgers (2026)

• Beige spray hood and covers (2022)

• Full waterproof cockpit enclosure (2019)

• (4) Fenders

• Various decklines and spare rode

• Serviced Seago 4 man liferaft (2026)

• Swim ladder in teak

• Deck and masthead nav lights renewed (2025)

• Side stanchions and guardrail (guardrails replaced by AllSpars in 2023)

• Drinks holder in cockpit

• Various cushions etc

• Fishing equipment (rod and reel with holder 2026)

Sails and Rigging

• Selden twin spreader mast and boom installed by AllSpars UK (£15,000, 2023)

• Oversized standing rigging installed by AllSpars and chainplates inspected (2023)

• Masthead nav lights tricolour (2023)

• Harken MK4 racing furler with twin tracks installed by AllSpars (2023)

• Mainsheet traveller aft of cockpit

• (1) Whisker pole

• Selden rodkicker

Winches:

• (2) Bronze Jibsheet winches in cockpit regularly serviced

• (2) Secondary Gibbs winches in cockpit regularly serviced

Mast:

• (2) Self-tailing Lewmar Evo winches (2022)

Sails:

• (1) Hyde mainsail in very good condition with (2) reefs (slab reefing but option to shift to single-line, I have all necessary equipment, 2019)

• (2) Saturn genoa’s in very good condition with no signs of wear on Harken furler (2019)

• (1) Lucas spinnaker (1973)

• (1) Saturn storm jib (wraps around furler, 2019)

• (2) Staysails

Mechanical Equipment

• Scanmar monitor wind vane, serviced regularly (2024)

• (2) Manual bilge pumps in working order (renewed in 2025)

• Emergency manual bilge pump in locker

• (1) Electric automatic sensor-driven rule bilge pump

• Tiller steering

• (2) Dry powder extinguishers in good condition (green)

• (2) Emergency tillers

Engine Info

• BETA Inboard

• 28hp 3 Cylinder

• 2006

• Morse control

• Shaft direct drive

• Diesel

• 2-blade brass propellor with anode

• 850 hours

• Engine overheat alarm fitted

• Fresh water cooling

• Full service in 2026 (Impeller, Filters, Belt, Heat exchange clean)

• Full service kit spares

• Lube grease transfer to cockpit sole

• Hot water calorifier heated from engine

Tankage

• Fuel tank: Aluminium, 45 litre

• Water tank: GRP, 105 Litre

• Uses 12v Jabsco water pump

Owners Comments and Boat History

Josephine was owned by John Lewis as a staff boat for 35 years and maintained with an open cheque to Lloyds Register Standard, she comes with extensive written history. I bought her off a BBC Scotland Journalist in Oban in 2022 and sailed her down to Devon where I carried out a major rig refit and installed various bits like the windvane for ocean passage making. The famous heavy weather sailing author Adlard Coles owned her sister yacht Cohoe 4. Josephine has lived most of her life in the Medway river in Kent and the Scottish west coast.

The only other major update I carried out was an overhaul of the rudder spade which was done in Almeria. She was originally Mahogany so we glassed over it to reinforce. There was no rot, I just deemed it prudent to reinforce for long distance passage making.

The Nicholson 36 was one of the first GRP constructed yachts to be produced from designed by Peter and Charles Nicholson. As was typical in the early days of GRP construction the hull and deck with timber built in a traditional style. With the hulls moulded by Halmatic the traditional timber-built deck and coachroof were built and the vessels fitted out by either the Camper and Nicholson or St. Osyths boat yards. In total 25 examples of the class were built between 1962 and 1968.

JOSEPHINE is a rarity among the Nicholson 36 class in that the yard of AH Moody and Sons built the deck and fitted out the interior to her first owners specifications. There is an extensive file of historical information on the boat collated by previous owners. A powerful and capable yacht she has proven to be a rewarding boat to sail.

I have sailed her across to Spain, in the mediterranean and also a transat in 2026 to the West Indies from Cape Verde. She handled all weather conditions very well including a bad storm off Morocco.

Josephine attracted me due to her classic lines, seaworthiness and design pedigree. She is the perfect balance of beauty and utility and has served me very well as a solo-sailor. She does all of the simple things right and is extremely comfortable in a seaway. Repairs are always simple because she doesn't have many complex systems on-board which makes thing much easier. The fact she was kept to Lloyds standard for so many years is testament to the care and attention she has been given.

She is a standout vessel everywhere she goes and gets a lot of attention due to her classic lines and elegant design.

I have sailed over 10,000 miles in this boat and have never been let down, it will be a very nostalgic say to see her go but I know full well she will protect the subsequent owners in any conditions.

Disclaimer

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.