Richard "Dick" Newick (May 9, 1926 in Hackensack, New Jersey – August 28, 2013 in Sebastopol, California) — more frequently known as Dick Newick — was a multihull sailboat designer.
He grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey. At 10 he built two kayaks with his father and brother. At 12 he designed and built two more by himself. At 14 he sold kayak plans to a schoolmate for $5. After school he spent some time in the United States Navy and earned a degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He ran a boat shop, worked charitably with Quakers in Mexico, then explored Europe by kayak. He sailed to St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands where he met and married his wife Patricia Ann Moe. 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.
He believed in reincarnation, and said he had been a Polynesian boat builder in a previous life. He lauded simplicity of design, safe seagoing performance, aesthetics, and speed under sail.
Newick was at the forefront of the 1960s revival of multihulls, helping to reform their aesthetic and influencing later designs such as the AC72. He was inducted into the North American Boat Designers Hall of Fame in 2008.
Designs
| 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 |
| 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. | |
| 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
References
- ^ "About Dick Newick".
- ^ 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.
- "Hommage à Dick Newick". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
- "Dick Newick".
- "34' Newick Proa". dicknewickboats.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- "Proa File | Richard Newick's first try". proafile.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
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