Harry Highet

Henry Ashton Highet, commonly known as Harry Highet, (27 January 1892 – 2 February 1989) was a New Zealand civil engineer famous for his P-class yacht design. This class is famous for being the sailing trainer vessel for many new entrants into the sport, and virtually every famous New Zealand yachtsman, including Sir Peter Blake and Russell Coutts, learnt to sail in one.[1][2]

  1. ^ Anderson, Grahame, Fast Light Boats, Te Papa Press 2002
  2. ^ Elliott, Robin and Kidd, Harold (March 2005). "The Highets, a Wellington yachting family". Boating New Zealand. ISSN 0113-0838.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)