Welcome to the NBOC Website!
The Nelson Boat Owners Club (or NBOC) was founded by Commander Peter Thornycroft and Lord Montagu of Beaulieu in 1984, at the Royal Southampton Yacht clubs 'Gins Clubhouse'
on the River Beaulieu. The club was formed shortly after Lord Montagu took delivery of his second 'Cygnet of Beaulieu' a Nelson 35 designed by Peter's TT Boat Design company and
built by Halmatic. The NBOC had its inaugural summer rally at Bucklers Hard in 1985.
Bembridge is the original birthplace of the Nelson range of boats, being the place where TT Boats Ltd. had it's offices and where, next door, Keith Nelson & Company Ltd.
built the boats. Originally Nelsons were built in wood but this soon gave way to fibreglass / GRP boats, whose mouldings were produced by Halmatic and Tyler boats. These mouldings
were originally fitted out by Keith Nelson & Co, and later by various other yards throughout the country. Today there are still three main Nelson Builders, who both mould
and complete Nelson boats to a very high standard.