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

DesignTypeYearLengthNotes
Argonautatrimaran27folding trimaran
Ay-Aycatamaran40
Cheersproa196840Atlantic proa, 1968 OSTAR, third place
Creativetrimaran42
Echo IItrimaran36
Eternaproa198054Atlantic proa, 1980 OSTAR entrant
Godivaproa198034Atlantic proa, 1980 OSTAR entrant
Gulf Streamertrimaran60built for Phil Weld
Larktrimaran196224named for Newick's daughter
Lucky Striketrimaran50racing design
Maine Cat 22catamaran2418 examples built
Moxietrimaran461980 OSTAR winner, built for Phil Weld
Nativetrimaran197638
Ocean Surfertrimaran1988401988 CSTAR entrant
Pat'strimaran50Newick's personal cruiser. Named for Newick's wife.
proa proa 1974 34 Pacific proa[5]
Quick Silvertrimaran40
Revtrimaran16Newick's personal daysailer. Crab claw rig
Rogue Wavetrimaran60built for Phil Weld
Rusty Pelicantrimaran198345
Somersault 26trimaran26
Sparktrimaran28yawl rig
Three Cheerstrimaran197646wing deck. Yawl rig. 1972 OSTAR, 5th place.
Travelertrimaran51
Tremolinotrimaran23
Tricetrimaran36sloop rig
Triciatrimaran36
Trinetrimaran32Newick's first trimaran design. Sloop rig.[6]
Trysttrimaran36
Vaka Fanauatrimaran50"island freighter" trimaran
Valtrimaran197631Named for Newick's daughter. 1976 OSTAR as "The Third Turtle"
Val 1trimaran31wing-deck
Val 2trimaran31
White Wingstrimaran36yawl rig

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Dick Newick".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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.


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