Roberts 19 with bowsprit

Description

The Bruce Roberts 19 with bowsprit is a compact, trailerable pocket cruiser designed in 1974 by renowned naval architect Bruce Roberts-Goodson, offering affordable plans for amateur builders in wood epoxy, steel, aluminum, or fiberglass, emphasizing simplicity, stability, and versatility for coastal day sailing or weekend getaways with family or solo crews. Measuring 19 feet 3 inches LOA with a 16-foot 7-inch waterline, 7-foot 1-inch beam, and shallow draft (centerboard up 10 inches, down 3 feet 7 inches), its 1,850-pound displacement and broad, flat-bottomed hull with twin keels deliver buoyant forgiveness in choppy waters, while the extended bowsprit extends the J measurement to 10.25 feet for a generous cutter or sloop rig (I=23.25 ft, P=20.08 ft, E=8 ft) supporting up to 176 square feet in a genoa for lively light-air performance and an asymmetrical spinnaker reaching 316 square feet downwind. Belowdecks, the cozy interior accommodates two in a V-berth forward and saloon settees, with a compact galley and portable head, making it an ideal starter bluewater aspirant that sails best in breezes over 10 knots, though its modest sail power (SA/D around 16) favors motoring in calms;