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Old 01-08-2009, 15:51   #1
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Question Who is Robert Sutton ?

Has anyone any information on Robert Sutton designed steel monohulls? 65ft?
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Old 01-08-2009, 16:35   #2
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Robert Sutton

Go to the Bible, That would be Robert P. Beebe's Voyaging Under Power chapter 13 The building of the Mona Mona
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Old 01-08-2009, 18:19   #3
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Robert M. Sutton was was a crew member of the American boat “Angelita” which won the 1932 Olympic gold medal in the 8 metre class; and Robert J. Sutton is a professor at Stanford in the engineering school (& Author).

Beebe’s “bible”
Voyaging under power - Google Books

Books by Robert J. Sutton
inauthor:Robert inauthor:I inauthor:Sutton - Google Books
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Old 04-11-2009, 15:26   #4
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I'm still dying to find out more about our hull and check further into design changes and effects it will have .
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Doesnt sound like he design multihulls
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