Bruce Roberts-Godson

Bruce Roberts-Godson is an Australian born designer of sailboats and powerboats, generally selling plans for the home builder market.[1][2]

Bruce Roberts-Godson
Born
Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationWestlawn Institute of Marine Technology
Known forBoat designs
Websitewww.bruceroberts.com

Early life

Roberts was born in Victoria, Australia and attended Eltham High School in Eltham, a suburb of Melbourne. He learned boat design though the US-based Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology.[2][3]

Career

Roberts founded a boat yard in Brisbane where he also completed an informal boatbuilding apprenticeship over a period of five years.[3]

Roberts founded Bruce Roberts Yacht Design in 1968 with Andrew Slorach.[2] He opened an office in the United States in 1972.[2][3]

Roberts designed a large number of boats ranging from small trailerable designs to cruisers in excess of 70 feet in length. His range of designs notably included a number of boats based on the Spray, the first boat sailed solo around the world by Joshua Slocum.[3] More than 30,000 boats have been built to his designs.[2]

An avid sailor, Roberts has made cruising voyages in Australia, Canada, Europe, Scandinavia and the United States.[3]

Designs

Boats that Roberts designed or co-designed:[2]

  • Mauritius 43 - 1969
  • Norfolk 43 - 1969
  • Coast 34 - 1980
  • Roberts 25 - 1975
  • South Coast 25 (Roberts) - 1976
  • Tom Thumb 24 - 1983

See also

References
  1. Bebe, Robert. Voyaging Under Power. International Marine - McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-176747-7.
  2. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Bruce Roberts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. Roberts-Goodson, Bruce. "About Designer: Bruce Roberts-Goodson". bruceroberts.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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