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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gollark: Basically, with large groups, you can pull up many, many examples of single people doing bad things, even if the rate of them doing bad things is the same or lower than for other groups.
gollark: Are you aware of "chinese robber fallacy"?
gollark: You are obviously not guaranteed to do a good job just because of being an opposite-gendered pair.
gollark: How can you prove *anyone* is a good parent?

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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