Robert B. Harris (born 1922 [1]- died 2014) was an American multihull sailboat designer.
Career
He first became interested in multihulls after seeing a 40-foot catamaran in Hawaii, built by Alfred Kumalai and Rudy Choy. [2]
The first catamaran I saw was from Hawaii. Man, this thing was fast!
— Robert B. Harris [2]
Designs
Please note that this list is partial.
Monohulls
Catamarans
Trimarans
Books
Harris has published three books.
- Modern Sailing Catamarans (1960) [1]
- Racing and Cruising Trimarans (1970)
- Tracks on the Water: My Life in Yacht Design (2008) [2]
References
- ^ a b "Robert B. Harris".
- ^ a b c d e Dieter Loibner (November 1, 2011). "The cat-crazy men who got me sailing".
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Robert B. Harris (born 1922 [1]- died 2014) was an American multihull sailboat designer.
Career
He first became interested in multihulls after seeing a 40-foot catamaran in Hawaii, built by Alfred Kumalai and Rudy Choy. [2]
The first catamaran I saw was from Hawaii. Man, this thing was fast!
— Robert B. Harris [2]
Designs
Please note that this list is partial.
Monohulls
Catamarans
Trimarans
Books
Harris has published three books.
- Modern Sailing Catamarans (1960) [1]
- Racing and Cruising Trimarans (1970)
- Tracks on the Water: My Life in Yacht Design (2008) [2]
References
- ^ a b "Robert B. Harris".
- ^ a b c d e Dieter Loibner (November 1, 2011). "The cat-crazy men who got me sailing".
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| National | |
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| This United States biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This biographical article about a designer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This sailing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |