Robert B. Harris
Illustration — Robert B. Harris, before 1965. Harris (born 1922 - died 2014) was an American multihull sailboat designer.
Robert B. Harris
- Born
- 1922
- Died
- 2014
- Occupation
- designer
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Illustration — Robert B. Harris, before 1965. Harris (born 1922 - died 2014) was an American multihull sailboat designer.
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Career
Career
He first became interested in multihulls after seeing a 40-foot catamaran in Hawaii, built by Alfred Kumalai and Rudy Choy. The first catamaran I saw was from Hawaii. Man, this thing was fast!
Designs
Designs
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Monohulls
Monohulls
• Vancouver 25 • Vancouver 42 • Vancouver 36 (Harris) (1977)
Catamarans
Catamarans
• Naramatac (1948) • Sunburner (1972)
Trimarans
Trimarans
• Eclipse
Life and career
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Life and career
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1922
Robert B. Harris born.
2014
Robert B. Harris died.
Books
Harris published three books. • 1960: Modern Sailing Catamarans • 1970: Racing and Cruising Trimarans • 2008: Tracks on the Water: My Life in Yacht Design
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q18686601: Robert B. Harris
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- “Robert B. Harris”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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