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Robert B. Harris
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. Designs Please note that this list is partial. Monohulls *Vancouver 25 *Vancouver 42 *Vancouver 36 (Harris) (1977) Catamarans *''Naramatac'' (1948) *''Sunburner'' (1972) Trimarans *''Eclipse (trimaran), Eclipse'' Books Harris has published three books. *''Modern Sailing Catamarans'' (1960) *''Racing and Cruising Trimarans'' (1970) *''Tracks on the Water: My Life in Yacht Design'' (2008) References Robert B. Harris {{sailing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
