Bob Perry Did Not Disappoint

The Sausalito Yacht Club, in association with Latitude 38, hosted a meet Robert Perry event on Sunday afternoon to raise funds for the SYC junior program.

The well-attended event was a retrospective of Mr. Perry’s illustrious career in yacht design. He spoke to the crowd about how he fulfilled his childhood dream to design boats with the encouragement of one "great teacher" in school — his high-school geometry instructor, who suggested Perry join a yacht club — as well as mentors such as Bill Garden. Robert Perry has designed over 380 boats and helped launch 6000 seaworthy vessels including Valiants, Islanders, CTs, Tayanas, Cheoy Lees, Passports and many custom designs. He kept the interest of the crowd through an informal shout-out-your-question presentation. It was an entertaining afternoon peppered with some clever one-liners. "If you want to sail around the world in reverse, a double-ender is a great design." Mr. Perry is also passionate about passing on his knowledge to younger designers through his intern program.

This was a first effort in a partnered lecture series hosted by Bay Area yacht clubs in association with Latitude to benefit Junior Sailing. Stay tuned for upcoming events in Calendar, ‘Lectronic Latitude and Sightings.