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Robert B. Harris (born 1922[1]- died 2014) was an American multihull sailboat designer.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Please note that this list is partial.
Monohulls
[edit]Catamarans
[edit]Trimarans
[edit]Books
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Robert B. Harris".
- ^ a b c d e Dieter Loibner (November 1, 2011). "The cat-crazy men who got me sailing".