Robert B. Harris (born 1922- died 2014) was an American

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sailboat designer.

Career

He first became interested in multihulls after seeing a 40-foot catamaran in Hawaii, built by Alfred Kumalai and

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Designs

Please note that this list is partial.

Monohulls

* Vancouver 25 * Vancouver 42 *

Vancouver 36 (Harris) The Vancouver 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by Robert B. Harris as a bluewater ocean cruiser and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 290-291. Houghto ...

(1977)

Catamarans

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Naramatac ''Naramatac'' was a catamaran sailboat designed by Robert B. Harris in 1948 and launched in 1950. Its innovative use of asymmetric hulls later became a hallmark of the Hobie Cat. Concept Efficacy Harris' design was not entirely successful, ho ...

'' (1948) *'' Sunburner'' (1972)

Trimarans

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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

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