⛵ Sailboat

Arthur Robb

1908 – 1969

Arthur Cecil Robb was a British yacht designer working in London, England, after World War II. Born in New Zealand, by 1930 he was employed as yard manager at the boat building firm of Morris & Lorimers, Argyll, Scotland. During World War II he was a Reserve Officer in the British Royal Navy attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. It was at this time that he worked on the design of the airborne lifeboat.

Additional Information: Arthur C. Robb Collection, Ships Plans Division, Mystic Seaport Museum.

Designs (6)

Name LOA (ft) First Built Last Built Rig
DARING 32.5 1960 — Fractional Sloop
LION CLASS (ROBB) 35.5 1951 1965 Masthead Sloop
PRINCESS 37 (ROBB) 37 1958 — Masthead Yawl
RADIANT 48 (ROBB) 47.67 1966 — Staysail Ketch
ROBB 35 35.5 1961 — Masthead Sloop
SEAVIEW MERMAID 24.5 1921 — Fractional Sloop