Robert B. Harris (born 1922- died 2014) was an American multihull sailboat designer.
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!
— Robert B. Harris
Designs
Please note that this list is partial.
Monohulls
Catamarans
Trimarans
Books
Harris published three books.
- 1960: Modern Sailing Catamarans
- 1970: Racing and Cruising Trimarans
- 2008: Tracks on the Water: My Life in Yacht Design
References
- ^ "Robert B. Harris".
- ^ Dieter Loibner (November 1, 2011). "The cat-crazy men who got me sailing".
- Verona Leslie Vancouver 25 "Rainbow"
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