page_title: Nonsuch (sailboat)
section_title: Today
hierarchical_section_title: Nonsuch (sailboat) / Today
caption_attribution_description: English: Nonsuch 26 sailboat on Lac Deschênes, part of the Ottawa River, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
context_page_description: The Nonsuch line of catboats is a series of popular cruising sailboats built between 1978 and the mid-1990s by Hinterhoeller Yachts in St. Catharines, Ontario. They are popular in North America, with over 950 boats built. The Nonsuch class was named after the Nonsuch that was the first trading vessel of Hudson's Bay Company, which in turn was named after the Baroness Nonsuch, a mistress of King Charles II of England.
context_section_description: The Nonsuch series of boats are generally considered to be very sturdily built boats.  In his review, Paul Howard states that two Nonsuches, David Philpott's "Serenity IV" and Brian Shelley's "Saci IV", were abandoned at sea, found floating months later, and were refurbished and are sailing today.
  As of January, 2007, Wiggers Custom Yachts, a Canadian yacht builder located in Bowmanville, Ontario has acquired the molds for the Nonsuch line.  Operating under licensing agreements with designer, Wiggers states they will build boats to order.  As of October 2009, five Nonsuch 33s have been delivered, with work on another underway.
  Regional chapters of the International Nonsuch association (INA) are organized in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe; with the largest fleets on Lake Ontario, and the Eastern U.S. seacoast.
  The Nonsuch starts its own class, usually 12-15 boats, in the Spring and Fall Off Soundings race series.
  Rendezvous are held every two years, alternating between Canada and the United States.  The 2012 Rendezvous was held in Greenport, New York.
caption: Nonsuch 26
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