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Chris White is an American multihull sailboat designer. [1] [2]
White built his first trimaran, a Jim Brown designed Searunner 31, in 1973. [1] In the late 1970s he worked with Jim Brown and Dick Newick. [1] His first large design was the 52' trimaran, Juniper, built in southern Virginia and launched in 1981, later sailed around the world by Henk de Velde. [1] [3] In 1983 he started his design business, developing the concept of the forward cockpit or pilot house catamaran. [1] The first of the Atlantic Cats were launched in 1985. [1]
In 1990 Chris published The Cruising Multihull, which is still in print. [1]
'Juniper' was designed, built and sailed for 25 years, by the designer Chris White and his wife, before she was sold to the renowned Dutch sailor, Henk de Velde. Henk completed a mostly solo, high latitude circumnavigation from 2007 to 2011, making it his 6th circumnavigation.
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Chris White is an American multihull sailboat designer. [1] [2]
White built his first trimaran, a Jim Brown designed Searunner 31, in 1973. [1] In the late 1970s he worked with Jim Brown and Dick Newick. [1] His first large design was the 52' trimaran, Juniper, built in southern Virginia and launched in 1981, later sailed around the world by Henk de Velde. [1] [3] In 1983 he started his design business, developing the concept of the forward cockpit or pilot house catamaran. [1] The first of the Atlantic Cats were launched in 1985. [1]
In 1990 Chris published The Cruising Multihull, which is still in print. [1]
'Juniper' was designed, built and sailed for 25 years, by the designer Chris White and his wife, before she was sold to the renowned Dutch sailor, Henk de Velde. Henk completed a mostly solo, high latitude circumnavigation from 2007 to 2011, making it his 6th circumnavigation.