Wirth Munroe


Wirth Middleton Munroe was a North American yacht designer and son of Ralph Middleton Munroe.
Munroe was born at the Barnacle, now the Barnacle Historic State Park. In 1933 he married Mary Kimball Poore of Coral Gables and they had two children. He was Commodore of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club 1946-1947, a member of the North American Yacht Racing Union 1936-1966, and the Cruising Club of America as well as Vice-Commodore of the Miami Proa Club. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Historical Association of Southern Florida 1943-1966, and served as President of HASF in 1945.

Boat Designing

Wirth Munroe began designing boats at an early age. Some of his designs, for example the Sea Sailer class were put into mass production. Below is a list of some of the many boats he designed with the earliest known boat name and earliest known owner indicated.

Production boats

Boat NameAlternative Name/sOfficial NumberEarliest Known OwnerBuilder/sWhere BuiltLaunch Date
BeadaciousBlue MoonRobin FungHong Kong, B.C.C.
Blue MoonRobin FungHong Kong, B.C.C.
EncoreRobin FungHong Kong, B.C.C.
Fortune CookiePuffin Three, B.C.C.Robin FungHong Kong, B.C.C.
KYPKIP, North StarRobin FungHong Kong, B.C.C.

OffShore 30 Boats

Boat NameAlternative Name/sOfficial NumberEarliest Known OwnerBuilder/sWhere BuiltLaunch Date
Maroa202Joseph RacicotRobin FungHong Kong, B.C.C1964
VellelaWirth M. MunroeRobin FungHong Kong, B.C.C.1964

Other Boats Designed by Wirth Munroe