The Boat
Red Roo is an Alliage 38, a French designed and built aluminium centerboarder designed for blue water cruising. Builder: Alliage Constructed: 2004 Designers: Berret/Racoupeau Length: 12 m Beam: 3.9m Draught: 0.8m / 2.2m (lifting centre board) Material: Aluminium Rig: Sloop Cabins: 2 Sleeping +…
The Crew
Captain – Phil After being exposed to various boats, yachts & elements of sailing on and off all his life Phil made the plunge into sailing life full time with a two part adventure initially from Tasmania to New Zealand and then part two being…
Our Journey
Our Journey So Far . . . We set sail from Le Havre (France) in November 2015 to explore Europe and beyond with the plan to eventually sail our way back home to Australia. However Australia is a long way off, we have a lot to see…
Waiting Out Winter & Schengen Exile
We usually spend winter on the boat, as we can normally make plans to travel on Red Roo to a country with no restrictions on our visiting times, but with Red Roo firmly land locked in France and our Schengen visa time (time in…
Mast Down – Doing It Differently
The journey recommences. The plan is to sail to Norway. The route – doing it differently. Since getting back to Europe, Phil had relaunched the boat and already sailed the boat 1400 nautical miles (from Portugal to Gibraltar for some equipment upgrades, then back…
We Are Back!
After a long period of blog neglect and some time spent back in Australia off the boat, it is time to recommence our adventures on Red Roo. So where have we been and what have we been doing? After 10 years on Red Roo…
Red Roo 