Richard Howard Bertram (4 February 1916 – 28 April 2000) was a champion sailor on powerboats and racing yachts and a leading boat builder and broker.

[1] Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Bertram learned to sail at a young age with his parents on the waters of Barnegat Bay.

[2] After college, Bertram continued competing in numerous races throughout the world and was notably referred to by Sports Illustrated as "one of the finest ocean racers anywhere".

[1] With his yacht brokerage business successful, Bertram continued racing and set standards in the World Offshore Powerboat circuit.

Bertram Yacht began the first large production runs of boats with C. Raymond Hunt's revolutionary deep-V hull design.