Nicholson Yacht Charters
Julie Pyle Nicholson graduated from Emma Willard School and Smith College. She then sailed around the world on the 96′ Brigantine Yankee with Irving and Exy Johnson in 1954. Julie met and married Rodney Nicholson in Antigua in 1954 and has worked to promote V.E.B. Nicholson & Sons (Antigua) Ltd DBA Nicholson Yacht Charters since 1954. Julie established Nicholson Yacht Charters with her business partner, Sylvia Weston at her side, promoting the company to the public, travel agents and charter brokers for over 50 years. Julie pioneered the Nicholson Charter Yacht Show (now called Antigua Yacht Meeting) and Nicholson’s clearing house (now retailing to the public using a similar but unrelated name.) Let original Nicholson brokers, Julie P. Nicholson and Sylvia Weston arrange a yacht charter for you. Julie opened the Nicholson Yacht Charters office in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1973. Prior to that, she and Sylvia worked out of their office in St. Johns, Antigua.
Born in Antigua, Sylvia Weston began her yachting career at Nicholson Yacht Charters in 1963 and is well known and respected. She was educated at Princess Margaret School and Harvard Extension School. She loves yachting, and was baptized into the business by her first remarkable sailing experience. She knows her boats, the crew and the cruising grounds. She travels extensively to view the yachts and sample the cruising areas. Sylvia’s hobbies are music and gardening. She has a special knack of placing guests with the right yacht and crew. She provides superb service, attends to details and has a wonderfully personal touch. Her primary goal is to make sure that guests have a leisurely fun, relaxed and enjoyable time on their yacht cruise vacation.
Shelby Nicholson was born in Antigua in 1959 and was educated at boarding schools in Connecticut through the 70s. She graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1978 and later from Harvard Extension School in 1999. She enjoys music, traveling, sailing – is an expert windsurfer and has cooked on charter yachts in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Virgin Islands. Shelby has sailed many seas including the Panama Canal, Tahiti and Turkey. She started working for Nicholson Yacht Charters in 1979. Shelby knows the Caribbean well and loves the West Indian culture. She’s also a big fan of the Mediterranean Sea.
Our History
In 1949, on the remote island of Antigua, West Indies, the Nicholson family enroute to Australia on their 73 feet schooner, MOLLIHAWK, arrived at the Naval Base of English Harbour. Fascinated by the beauty and history of the island, they stayed for a while. At that time, the elegant Mill Reef Club was being built. Residents of the club could see the neighboring islands, but had no means to get to them. They saw the sleek, beautiful, elegantly appointed yacht, Mollihawk, anchored at Nelson’s Dockyard and asked Comdr. Vernon B. Nicholson to transport them, and a yachting business was born. The crew were his sons, Rodney and Desmond Nicholson and a professional chef.. Julie Pyle arrived in Antigua aboard Irving Johnson’s sailing brigantine, Yankee in 1954. She met and married Rodney and joined the company as Comdr.’s right hand person. The business grew! Many yachts and their crew, such as Freelance, Ron of Argyle, Georgiana, Boekanier, Xebec, Panda, Lord Jim, Wonny La Rue and Orca joined the Nicholson Yacht Chartering fleet. Julie convinced Pan American Airways to distribute Nicholson Yacht Charter brochures worldwide to the top travel agents. It was important that they knew first hand that such a good thing as yacht chartering existed, so we held our first Nicholson Boat Show and invited 23 CEO’s of the top leisure travel agents on a tandem cruise around Antigua. Thus with experience and hospitality, Nicholson Yacht Charters began. Today, Julie Nicholson and her daughter, Shelby Nicholson, and long time business partner, Sylvia Weston attend to your requests from our offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Blue Hill, Maine.
Desmond Nicholson gives a detailed historical account of the company and it’s beginnings.
Here’s a look back into the history of Nicholson
Staff Bios
Julie Pyle Nicholson
Julie Pyle Nicholson graduated from Emma Willard School and Smith College. She then sailed around the world on the 96′ Brigantine Yankee with Irving and Exy Johnson in 1954. Julie met and married Rodney Nicholson in Antigua in 1954 and has worked to promote V.E.B. Nicholson & Sons (Antigua) Ltd DBA Nicholson Yacht Charters since 1954. Julie established Nicholson Yacht Charters with her business partner, Sylvia Weston at her side, promoting the company to the public, travel agents and charter brokers for over 50 years. Julie pioneered the Nicholson Charter Yacht Show (now called Antigua Yacht Meeting) and Nicholson’s clearing house (now retailing to the public using a similar but unrelated name.) Let original Nicholson brokers, Julie P. Nicholson and Sylvia Weston arrange a yacht charter for you. Julie opened the Nicholson Yacht Charters office in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1973. Prior to that, she and Sylvia worked out of their office in St. Johns, Antigua.Sylvia Weston
Born in Antigua, Sylvia Weston began her yachting career at Nicholson Yacht Charters in 1963 and is well known and respected. She was educated at Princess Margaret School and Harvard Extension School. She loves yachting, and was baptized into the business by her first remarkable sailing experience. She knows her boats, the crew and the cruising grounds. She travels extensively to view the yachts and sample the cruising areas. Sylvia’s hobbies are music and gardening. She has a special knack of placing guests with the right yacht and crew. She provides superb service, attends to details and has a wonderfully personal touch. Her primary goal is to make sure that guests have a leisurely fun, relaxed and enjoyable time on their yacht cruise vacation.Shelby Nicholson
Shelby Nicholson was born in Antigua in 1959 and was educated at boarding schools in Connecticut through the 70s. She graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1978 and later from Harvard Extension School in 1999. She enjoys music, traveling, sailing – is an expert windsurfer and has cooked on charter yachts in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Virgin Islands. Shelby has sailed many seas including the Panama Canal, Tahiti and Turkey. She started working for Nicholson Yacht Charters in 1979. Shelby knows the Caribbean well and loves the West Indian culture. She’s also a big fan of the Mediterranean Sea.
Modern Sailing Yachts
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| Modern Sailing yachts have taken the place of classics and are among the finest in the world. They ply the lower Caribbean, because the islands are a little further apart than in the Virgin Islands. These lovely ladies of the sea can set their sails and fairly fly between the islands. The conditions for sailing in the Lower Caribbean are the best in the world. The crews are among the most genial hosts, and usually these yachts feature a large master stateroom aft, plus smaller guest cabins for private parties of up to 12. Many have a private suite bathroom for each stateroom. |
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