ROBERTS 19

ROBERT 19 WOOD/ EPOXY “CRUISING” SAILBOAT

Read about one mans exciting voyage from Canada to Australia in this 19ft trailer sailior.

Genevieve Desjardins Yacht "Pere Peinard"

Brisbane AUSTRALIA "PERE PEINARD" ... CANADA TO AUSTRALIA IN A ROBERTS 19 !

 A Bruce Roberts Trailer Sailor 19 with TWO AND A CAT on the Big Duck Pond

From Montreal, Canada to Brisbane, Australia 19 "Pere Peinard"

In order to complete the circumnavigation, we will have to fulfill our promise to the Lock-Keeper in Montreal, and trailer the length of the lock since our boat is Officially Undersize by strict regu-lations governing safe passage through the lock. He let us through the first time, but only because Claude’s father kept hissing to Claude to "sit down! Stay low! When you stand up you make the boat look small!" Fortunately, we had no such restrictions in passing the Panama Canal. It also needs a rather ruthless elimination of "stuff", after which you can still carry a full set of power tools, generator, typewriter, library, files, sewing ma-chine, and whatever projects especially amuse you. With nine sails aboard, three anchors/chain/line, two sextants, two SW radios, a UHF radio, a spare windvane, etc. we don’t feel that the problem is space at all – our worry is weight rather than room. Being a buoyant stable design, with a fairly flat bottom and twin keels as well as broad beam, the boat sails best with plenty of wind and is not bothered overmuch by sea conditions.