George Nicholson, chairman of Camper & Nicholsons International (CNI), probably has more firsthand experience in the world of superyacht charter than anyone in the industry, having cruised aboard many large boats with clients worldwide. With his finger on the pulse at CNI - managers of the world's largest superyacht charter fleet - he has expanded the market, not least with the early introduction of cnconnect.com, CNI's award-winning superyacht brokerage and charter site. A yachtsman from an early age and fifth generation of the Nicholson yachting dynasty, Nicholson still races his Dragon actively.
George Nicholson, Camper & Nicholsons International's chairman and one of the
most widely cruised and knowledgeable super-yachtsmen in the world, took
family and friends on an unforgettable 11-day charter trip through Greece.
Here is his personal cruising log, shared exclusively with International
Yacht Vacations & Charters readers.
In August 2003, I chartered the brand new Jacques and Nicolas
Fauroux-designed 40m cutter Vaimiti for a cruise in Greece with family and
friends.
Vaimiti had just been launched in July and the settling down cruise was, in
reality, the trip to Greece to pick us up in Mykonos on the 28th of August.
As we knew in advance that Vaimiti was surely going to be a fine sailboat,
and at 40m overall length she was big, we planned our trip to take full
advantage of the Meltemi wind that should have still been blowing at that
time of year. We also h... (more)
George Nicholson, chairman of Camper & Nicholsons International 
Scott Sellers
Anthony Franco
Daniel Morris
Wayne Walls
Niki Acosta
Jereme Hancock
Oren Michels
Marvin Wheeler
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