Richard "Dick" Newick (May 9, 1926 in Hackensack, New Jersey – August 28, 2013 in Sebastopol, California)[1][2][3] — more frequently known as Dick Newick — was a multihull sailboat designer.

He grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey.[2] At 10 he built two kayaks with his father and brother.[2] At 12 he designed and built two more by himself.[2] At 14 he sold kayak plans to a schoolmate for $5.[2] After school he spent some time in the United States Navy and earned a degree from the University of California, Berkeley.[2] He ran a boat shop, worked charitably with Quakers in Mexico, then explored Europe by kayak.[2] He sailed to St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands where he met and married his wife Patricia Ann Moe.[2] They lived in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and Kittery Point, Maine and had two daughters, Lark Blair and Valery Wright, both of whom have boat designs named after them.[2]

He believed in reincarnation, and said he had been a Polynesian boat builder in a previous life.[2] He lauded simplicity of design,[2] safe seagoing performance,[1] aesthetics,[1] and speed under sail.[2][4]

Newick was at the forefront of the 1960s revival of multihulls, helping to reform their aesthetic and influencing later designs such as the AC72.[2] He was inducted into the North American Boat Designers Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]

Designs

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Design Type Year Length Notes
Argonauta trimaran 27 folding trimaran
Ay-Ay catamaran 40
Cheers proa 1968 40 Atlantic proa, 1968 OSTAR, third place
Creative trimaran 42
Echo II trimaran 36
Eterna proa 1980 54 Atlantic proa, 1980 OSTAR entrant
Godiva proa 1980 34 Atlantic proa, 1980 OSTAR entrant
Gulf Streamer trimaran 60 built for Phil Weld
Lark trimaran 1962 24 named for Newick's daughter
Lucky Strike trimaran 50 racing design
Maine Cat 22 catamaran 24 18 examples built
Moxie trimaran 46 1980 OSTAR winner, built for Phil Weld
Native trimaran 1976 38
Ocean Surfer trimaran 1988 40 1988 CSTAR entrant
Pat's trimaran 50 Newick's personal cruiser. Named for Newick's wife.
proa proa 1974 34 Pacific proa[5]
Quick Silver trimaran 40
Rev trimaran 16 Newick's personal daysailer. Crab claw rig
Rogue Wave trimaran 60 built for Phil Weld
Rusty Pelican trimaran 1983 45
Somersault 26 trimaran 26
Spark trimaran 28 yawl rig
Three Cheers trimaran 1976 46 wing deck. Yawl rig. 1972 OSTAR, 5th place.
Traveler trimaran 51
Tremolino trimaran 23
Trice trimaran 36 sloop rig
Tricia trimaran 36
Trine trimaran 32 Newick's first trimaran design. Sloop rig.[6]
Tryst trimaran 36
Vaka Fanaua trimaran 50 "island freighter" trimaran
Val trimaran 1976 31 Named for Newick's daughter. 1976 OSTAR as "The Third Turtle"
Val 1 trimaran 31 wing-deck
Val 2 trimaran 31
White Wings trimaran 36 yawl rig

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "About Dick Newick".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Douglas Martin (September 15, 2013). "Dick Newick, Sailboat Design Visionary, Dies at 87". New York Times. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hommage à Dick Newick". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
  4. ^ "Dick Newick".
  5. ^ "34' Newick Proa". dicknewickboats.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  6. ^ "Proa File | Richard Newick's first try". proafile.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.