Produttori di barche, cantieri e costruttori di yachts

A part of Astondoa Group.

2013 - bankruptcy

Nicols was founded in July 1986, as part of the NADIA Group, a specialist in the transformation of plastics.
Now producing canal boats, river boats.

The former name was Astilleros Menorca.
In 2010(?) the Menorquin brand was taken over by Sasga Yachts.

2020: Purchased by Cantiere del Pardo.

The story begins in late 1950´s when Nauticat moulded its first small fibreglass boats.
In the 1960's and 1970's, the designer was W. Aarnipalo (Nauticat 33, 36 and 44).
In the 1980's, the designer was the office of Sparkman & Stephens (Nauticat 521, 40 and 43).
Since 1986, the designer was Kaj Gustafsson (Nauticat 32, 35, 39, 42, 515).
In 1990 the yard took over the motorboat manufacturer Oy Flipper Ab.