Robert B. Harris (born 1922^[1]- 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.^[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 25
• Vancouver 42
• 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]