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

Robert B. Harris, before 1965.

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

  1. ^ a b "Robert B. Harris".
  2. ^ a b c d e Dieter Loibner (November 1, 2011). "The cat-crazy men who got me sailing".