He founded Glasspar Corporation in 1949[3] due to his keen interest in boats and cars and his belief in fiberglass as a material.
[4] He worked for Douglas Aircraft's Production Planning and Illustration Departments during World War II, and by 1945 had built a number of catamaran sailboats.
In 1947, John Green, a yachtsman friend, paid Tritt to design and build a racing sailboat in the twenty foot range.
Fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) seemed the logical construction material, and Otto Bayer of Wizard Boats was enlisted as laminator.
[6] He may also have had a hand in helping GM determine the best way to fabricate fiberglass bodies for its new line of cars the Corvette.