George Nicholson (sailor)

George Nicholson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1937-04-23)23 April 1937
Southampton, England
DiedFebruary 2025 (aged 87)[1]
Sport
SportSailing

George Nicholson (23 April 1937 – February 2025) was a British sailor. He is the son of Charles A Nicholson, a yacht designer, and great nephew of Charles E Nicholson, also a yacht designer. We worked for Camper and Nicholsons the yacht builders.[2] He competed in the 5.5 Metre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ Margerrison, Holly (27 February 2025). "In memoriam: Legendary yacht broker George Nicholson of Camper & Nicholsons dies". Boat International Media. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Designer: Camper & Nicholson". Classic Yacht Info. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "George Nicholson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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