Robert B. Harris
# 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.

   The first catamaran I saw was from Hawaii. Man, this thing was fast!

## Designs

Please note that this list is partial.

### Monohulls

* Vancouver 25
* Vancouver 42
* Vancouver 36 (Harris) (1977)

### Catamarans

* Naramatac (1948)
* Sunburner (1972)

### Trimarans

* 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)
