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Robarts launches his $18,000 sailing sloop
Robarts launches his $18,000 sailing sloop

Robarts launches his $18,000 sailing sloop

Date4/26/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Robarts launches his $18,000 sailing sloop. It floats! exults former Ontario premier John Robarts, 54, as he stands with his wife, Norah, and son, Tim, 14, on the deck of his newly launched fibre glass sailing sloop Trillium at Grand Bend on Saturday. The 31-foot Corvette-class racing cruiser in the $18,000 price range, can sleep four persons. Conservative party members gave him $5,000 in equipment for the boat as a retirement present.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076445F
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