Robert B. Harris

Robert B. Harris (born 1922[1]- died 2014) was an American multihull sailboat designer.

Robert B. Harris, before 1965.

Career

He first became interested in multihulls after seeing a 40-foot catamaran in Hawaii, built by Alfred Kumalai and Rudy Choyone.[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]
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References
  1. "Robert B. Harris".
  2. Dieter Loibner (November 1, 2011). "The cat-crazy men who got me sailing".


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