Nelson History

I am often asked whether or not various similar looking and seemingly related vessels are indeed Nelsons.

Boat Length                         Designed By           Date         Moulded By Nelson 18                                 Peter Thornycroft         1962          Halmatic & Tyler Boats Nelson 20                                 Arthur Mursell              2007          Halmatic Nelson 23 - 25                          Arthur Mursell              1996 Nelson 26 - 29                          Arthur Mursell                                Tyler Boats Nelson 32                 

A memorable trip for our small fleet of Nelson boats traveling from the Solent to Paris

The River Seine - An Impression   Although I have been interested in geography since I was at school and am almost a fanatic about maps and charts, I had somehow acquired a completely mistaken idea of the nature of the River Seine. I had supposed that it was much like the River Thames below London - a bleak waterway winding through extensive mud banks, enclosed by high flood barriers and set about with heavy industry. The Nelson Rally of June 2009 revealed therefore a conside

In 1959 at the London Boat Show, Peter Thornycroft was showing a pretty little 23 foot Cruiser called 'Mouna'. She was the centre of much attention and one of the people impressed by her workmanlike looks was Leopold de Rothschild. After a brief chat at the show he and Peter agreed to meet and discuss the project. At that meeting Leo explained his need for a fast handy launch to act as a tender to his Dragon (a class racing yacht sailed in the Solent). It should include a whe