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

• Vancouver 32
• Vancouver 36 (Harris) (1977)

Catamarans

• Naramatac (1948)
• Sunburner (1972)[2]

Trimarans

• Eclipse[2]

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]

References

1. "Robert B. Harris".
2. Dieter Loibner (November 1, 2011). "The cat-crazy men who got me sailing".