Norman Cross (multihull designer)

Norman Cross (c. 1915 – August 14, 1990[1]) was a Canadian[1] multihull sailboat designer.[2]

Career

A design engineer by profession, Cross worked for Ford Motor Company, then spent 16 years with General Dynamics' Convair Division in their department of wind-tunnel model design and towing basin testing.[1] He spent much of his life in San Diego, California, beginning to design multihulls in the 1950s, starting with catamarans.[1] His full-time multihull development work began in 1968.[1]

Designs

Cross was responsible for at least the following designs:[2]

  • Cross 10.5[3]
  • Cross 18[3]
  • Cross 24 (1963)[2][3] and later Cross 24 MkII[3]
  • Cross 26[3] (1960s or before) and later Cross 26 MkII[3]
  • Cross 27 ("stretched Cross 26 MkII"[3])
  • Cross 28[3]
  • Cross 30
  • Cross 31[3] and later Cross 31 MkII[3]
  • Cross 32R[3]
  • Cross 34 and later Cross 34 MkII[3]
  • Cross 34R ("stretched Cross 32R"[3])
  • Cross 35[3]
  • Cross 36
  • Cross 36R[3]
  • Cross 37
  • Cross 38[3] (1985)
  • Cross 39
  • Cross 39R ("stretched Cross 36R"[3])
  • Cross 39RC
  • Cross 40RC[3]
  • Cross 40
  • Cross 40R[3]
  • Cross 42[3] and later Cross 42 MkII[3]
  • Cross 44 ("stretched Cross42 MkII"[3])
  • Cross 45R[3]
  • Cross 46[3] and later Cross 46 MkII[3]
  • Cross 48 Model-B[3]
  • Cross 49[3]
  • Cross 50[3]
  • Cross 52[3]
  • Cross 52R[3]
  • Cross 78R (late 1980s)[2]
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References
  1. "Norman A. Cross, N.A." Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2015. A native of Canada... Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. "CROSS Multihull Designs". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "Current Designs". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved January 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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