Chris White (multihull designer)
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Designs
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][3] 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]
- 1981
- Later 1980s
- Atlantic Cats
- 2010s
- Atlantic 47[5]
Books
In 1990 Chris published The Cruising Multihull, which is still in print.[1]
