Idea 19, an Italian Variation of our TLC19

In late 1988 I was commissioned by Nebe Boats in Cape Town to design a 19ft trailer-sailer of very modern image and capable of handling the very robust sailing conditions common to the Cape of Good Hope. The result was the

TLC 19 sailing on False BayThe TLC 19 hull plug later became the hull for Anthony Steward's boat for his circumnavigation.

Anthony Steward arrives home after circumnavigating.Another version of the TLC 19 is being built in Italy and can be home-built from strip-wood construction methods. It has been developed by Christian Pilo and uses our hull but a different deck, rig and interior. It is named the