Chris White
As an avid 13 - year - old, Chris White became interested in multihulls after a day sail on a charter trimaran in St. Croix. Five years later, he built and launched the 31 - foot Searunner trimaran Shadowfax, which became home and adventure vehicle for three years of cruising the East Coast, the Bahamas, the West Indies, and parts of South America. Returning the U.S. with firm ideas for designing serious cruising multihulls, White worked with multihull pioneer Jim Brown to develop Constant Camber boatbuilding, culminating in the construction of the 52 - foot trimaran Juniper. After two years cruising Juniper from Maine to the West Indies with his wife, Kate, White devoted himself full - time to furthering development of cruising multihulls. He is an associate member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, has piblished numerous articles in boatbuilding magazines, and holds several patents for inventions pertaining to high - speed recreational sailboats. When he can get away from his busy design business in South Darmouth, Massachussets, Chris, Kate, and young sons Bill and Robert still sail Juniper at every opportunity. In WoodenBoat magazine, Jim Brown called White one of the few designers offering extremely wholesome new cruising design for the amateur.
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