Polar Pacer is a 37 foot Prout Snowgoose Catamaran built in Canvey Island, England in 1985. She was brought to the Toronto Boat Show the same year and sold to her first owner, a member of a running group who had gone to the Arctic to run around the Pole - hence the name.
In December 2005 we purchased Polar Pacer from another member at Lakeshore Yacht Club in Toronto, Canada. Gerry was an elderly gentleman and for medical reasons had made a reluctant decision to part with her after almost 20 years. Three years later she is still referred to as 'Gerry's Boat' by many sailors on Lake Ontario which really annoys Tom after all the work he has done to refurbish her. This past September a complete stranger came up to Tom and returned the key to 'Gerry's boat' that he had in his possession for may years since he used to sail on it.
