Chris White (multihull designer)
Chris White is an American multihull sailboat designer.[1][2]
Career
White built his first trimaran, a Jim Brown designed Searunner 31, in 1973.[1] In the late 1970s he worked with Jim Brown and Dick Newick.[1] His first large design was the 52' trimaran, Juniper, built in southern Virginia and launched in 1981, later sailed around the world by Henk de Velde.[1] In 1983 he started his design business, developing the concept of the forward cockpit or pilot house catamaran.[1] The first of the Atlantic Cats were launched in 1985.[1]
Designs
- 1980s
- Atlantic Cats
- 2010s
- Atlantic 47[4]
Books
In 1990 Chris published The Cruising Multihull, which is still in print.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Biography: Chris White".
- ↑ "Chris White". Sailboat Data.
- ↑ "Atlantic Catamaran FAQs".
- ↑ "Atlantic 47".
External links
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