Become a Nicols boat owner

A second home on the water anywhere in France.

Become the happy owner of your Nicols boat!

 Nicols boat: The most beautiful machine to make memories!

Your Nicols boat:
The most beautiful machine to make memories!

Why choose a Nicols boat?

Deciding to buy a Nicols boat, new or second-hand, is the guaranty to obtain all the assets of a French constructor-renter. The Nicol's Yacht shipyard located in Cholet (Maine&Loire) assures you an after-sales service for all the units leaving our construction site. The network of bases, located on the whole French waterways, offers you the possibility to obtain services such as technical assistance, repair or wintering of your boat, following your needs... You are more than 30.000 people to rent a Nicols boat each year.


 Nicols boat: The most beautiful machine to make memories!

Why not to make the most of it all year round?

Your dream, owner version

Standard or made to measure: so that your dream becomes reality!

Finally, in the case of purchasing a new boat, you can choose a standard model, or made to measure, as you wish! To answer to your desires, our research department can provides you interior or exterior equipments to measure: you would like a dressing room, a desk, one more bathroom or some special equipment in the kitchen? You want to change the choice of the materials, the inside colours, the furnishing? Ask our research department, we will offer you a model unique and made to measure...


The making of nicols yachts

The design of a model:

At first, all starts with a list of ideas: inspired from customer comments, 1st users of Nicols yachts; we use all suggestions that can allow us to improve the comfort onboard our boats, and to exceed the expectations of our customers. Once the "conditions" are chosen, we must design "the" yacht that will cover all the demands of our clients: living area, sleeping quarters, attractive lines, comfort of the interior furnishings...

The making of nicols yachts

The key points of construction:

When the plans are finished, we begin the making of the "first model": made of wood, it is from this model that the moulds are created to make all the boats. Each mould must have a perfect surface, like a mirror, so that the stratification (projection of polyester fibres) is without a flaw. Once the two principal pieces are made (hull and deck) then comes the unmoulding stage...it is already a new born! Then all the teams take over : carpenters to make the partitions and interior furniture, welders for the railings and ladders, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, for the interior equipment and wiring, etc... until the boat is finally ready to leave the shipyard for its new home!

Our boats in numbers :

The Nicols Yacht shipyard has made more than 500 boats, developed in 5 ranges and 21 models, from 7,50m to 13,50m. These models are for rental in France, Germany and Portugal. Each year more than 30 000 passengers navigate onboard our Nicols river boats...


Nicols boats : Investing in happiness

Investing in happiness... and share it with those that you love

You will have all your time to discover France in a different way

Offer your children or friends some unforgettable memories!

Navigating, visiting, stroling, observing, tasting... what a program! For the pleasure of children and adults! A unique conception, a Nicols® invention: with the on-board pool, discover the pleasures of on-board bathing. Adaptable to the range Nicols® Sedan, Nicols® Grand Confort and Nicols® Estivale, this pool is appreciated and allows you every day a dip in filtered water, at a good temperature.


Nicols boats

Models of boats with standard equipments or made to measure, to purchase:

Range Estivale

Nicols Duo : 1 cabin, up to 4 people, recommended for 2 adults.

Nicols Quattro : 2 cabins, up to 6 people, recommended for 2 couples, or 1 couple and 2 children.

Nicols OCTO: 4 cabins, up to 10 people, recommended for 4 couples, or 2 couples and 4 children.

Range Grand confort

Nicols 900 : 2 cabins. Up to 7 people, recommended for 2 couples.

Nicols 1100 :3 cabins. Up to 9 people, recommended for 3 couples.

Nicols 1350 : 4 cabins. Up to 10 people, recommended for 4 couples.

Nicols 1350 VIP : 2 cabins. Up to 6 people, recommended for 2 couples.

Range Sedan

Nicols 1000 / 1010 : 3 cabins. Up to 8 people, recommended for 4 adults and 2 children.

Nicols 1150 / 1160 / 1170 : 4 cabins. Up to 10 people, recommended for 6 adults and 2 children.

Nicols 1300 / 1310 : 5 cabins. Up to 12 people, recommended for 6 adults and 4 children.

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