Hi, I'm a first timer here on this forum and am the proud owner of a Roberts 25 Adventure (shoal draft) which we have now had for 4 years. Living on the Gold Coast is great for sailing and we have enjoyed not only many local trips but have sailed to (and around) Moreton Island, been to Fraser Island and southern Great Barrier Reef and also down to Yamba - keen to chat to other sailors with similar stories, not just other Roberts owners, but it would be great to chat to some. Last week I tore the main in half and I'm now waiting for a brand newie to be made - quite excited really. No one likes having to fork out $$$ for new gear but the main was showing signs of wear, and I believe it was the original, so bring on the new one!

thanks for your comments sandS- really looking forward to it - getting a fully battened sail after much consideration. The advantages seem to outweigh the disadvantages. We are off to Yamba again late December so that will be a good test! with a breeze, a current and a brand new sail it may well be our fastest, funnest sail yet!

Great little boat the Roberts 25

If my memory serves me right the South Coast 25 was a direct spin off.

A friend of ours had a SC 25 with a BMW diesel 9hp fitted. I always thought that it was a very sound yacht.

He managed to go wherever we went in our keel boat and it would be very rare when he would say that the weather was too bad.

Hope you have a very successful cruise with the new main.

Dusty

thanks Ken for the invite! now I'm on this forum will definitely keep intouch and let you know when we are heading up into the bay again. Wwe have the camera all ready for the Yamba trip- my crew are my wife and her girlfriend- last time my mate came and they say it's now their turn- I'll have 'em working!

slainte said...

Good stuff WW. wWe sail in the bay as much as poss, keep posted on here when you're out and may be able to catch up for a beer at Peel or Blakesleys or the pin.
Cheers
Ken
PS. Don,t forget picys and video of your Yamba trip

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Welcome to the forum Benny,

Reduce sail early and try and sail the Roberts flat, any angle of heel over 15degrees with a shoal draft and you are sailing sideways as fast as forward.

Enjoy!

Dusty

You will not be disappointed in their sails.

I have a genoa made by them and it is superb, the workmanship leaves our local sailmakers for dead.

In the CYCT there are a number of yachts who have started dealing with FES, with a range of sails from spinnakers, mizzen stay sails, mains and genoas.

The extra bonus is that they value the sales below the duty threshold. No import tax or duty.

Dusty

Hi BennyP, sounds like there's a few of us out there hey? I just love our little ship- she's a shoal draft, have sailed here up to the reef and down to Yamba, around Moreton and heaps of local stuff- she's like a new boat with the new main !

BENNYP said...

Just thought I would say hello as I am also a owner of a 25 Roberts adventurer and live on the coast. It would be great to swap stories and ideas. We are only new to sailing and any advice is helpful

may get pics next week with a little luck and good weather on our side !

slainte said...

Good stuff WW. wWe sail in the bay as much as poss, keep posted on here when you're out and may be able to catch up for a beer at Peel or Blakesleys or the pin.
Cheers
Ken
PS. Don,t forget picys and video of your Yamba trip