I had a ROBERTS 45
HULL DECK , with bulkheads manufactured for me at FORTUNA BOAT BUILDERS in CAPE TOWN S.AFRICA in 1980 .
FORTUNA TOOK 7 MONTHS TO COMPLETE MY ORDER .
The hull and
deck were well manufactured, supposedly to Loyds of LONDON Specifications, [WHICH I SUSPECT NOW WAS A WAY FOR FORTUNA TO CHARGE EXTRA
FEES , for a process they never even adhered to , as well as , so I’ve since read blogs about the royalties which I Paid to FORTUNA , which apparently were not passed on to
BRUCE ROBERTS !
Nevertheless, the boat turned out to be very well made , and I was completely satisfied with it.
The boat was transported to Johannesburg, where I proceeded to complete the build .
I completed the boat in April 1982 and launched it successfully in Richards Bay , Harbour the same month. ( RECORDS OF THE VESSEL ARE PROBABLY AVAILABLE FROM ZULULAND YACHT CLUB RICHARDS BAY.
I proceeded to get the
mast and
rigging completed by PAUL GREEN MASTS / DURBAN .
After successfully completing sea trials, and shake -down cruises in and out of RICHARDS BAY , we successfully sailed nonstop to KNYSNA , where I was employed by KNYSNA YACHT BUILDERS for about a year.
Due to an unfortunate
motor vehicle
accident , and subsequent
medical expenses etc , in 1983 , I was regrettably forced to sell the vessel .
The registered name of the yacht at that time was DREAMER .