Dick Newick, multihull design pioneer across the bar

Multihull designer and luminary Dick Newick has passed away.  Dick brought a special flair to multihulls with his seaworthy craft and their organic forms and graceful design.  A cheerful smile and a strong intellect rounded out an individual with a special gift.  Just a few of Dick's better known designs are the "Atlantic" proa Cheers and the trimarans Moxie, Rogue Wave, Third Turtle and Ocean Surfer.  He was active till the end and attended the Golden Oldies Trophy event in May along with Marc Van Petegham, James Wharram and Hanneke Boon. 




Dick Newick third from left, Photo courtesy Stephane

An excellent article by Steven Callahan traces many of Dick's achievements in multihull design
http://www.stevencallahan.net/images/proboat/newick-dec2010.pdf 

Article on Micro Cruising trimaran 'Dalliance' designed and built by Ron Falkey on smalltrimarans.com

The following article is from the excellent Small Trimarans blog

http://smalltrimarans.com/blog/?p=9342

How did I get into sailing in the first place? The answer to that is simple — my father provided my introduction, education, and inspiration to boating and sailing. I am not sure where or when the boating bug bit him, but he did his best to spread it along to his three sons. Through him I had my 1st boating experiences and built two other trimarans.

My dad was a civil engineer and eventually worked that into positions where he could make his living related to his love of boating. He designed marinas including the ones at Miami Beach on Government Cut, the Ocean Reef Yacht Club on Key Largo, and the one at Bahia Honda State Park, to mention a few. Then he became the general manager for Merrill Stevens Boatyard and Marina in Coconut Grove.

It was in this job at Merrill Stevens that he had the thrill of hauling and repairing Jim Brown’s personal trimaran, Scrimshaw, and the honor of having Jim and Barbara over to the house for dinner. Of course they spoke about trimarans, Scrimshaw and Yankee, and dad’s dreams for his next boat. He wanted to build one of Jim’s new SIB Constant Camber designs. Unfortunately he passed before he got the chance to build that next boat.

read more here

Thoughts on Dick Newick designed "Spark" trimaran by Jim Conlin

I thought I'd ask Jim Conlin of Conlin Boatworks who gave the original brief and constructed the first "Spark" design trimaran to Dick Newick's plan what he thought of the boat now that he has had some time to sail on her.  He has noted that a few changes are on the cards for the boat in regards to the rig but in general he is very happy with how the boat has turned out.

On the whole, I regard the design as 90% successful. The brief was, as described in the BDQ article, "a three-hulled Rozinante", meaning a gentleman's day sailer that's as sporty as a geezer can manage (I'll be 70 this spring). It's been quite satisfactory.
I think that the aesthetics turned out well.  The boat was built with Core-Cell sandwich and came out pretty light, and I think that's the key to how it sails.  The accommodation fills the brief- a single berth, a head and a place to sit. The cockpit is deep and well protected.  The rig is the place where the boat is most divergent from common practice. For my purposes, I like it a lot.
 
The one deficiency that I feel is that there is not a good way to reef the roll-up Ljungstrom main in winds over 20 kts. As the sail rolls up, the sheeting point wants to be in impossible places. With the designers' approval and counsel, I'll be converting to a conventional boom with conventional slab reefing. We haven't designed the boom yet, but we're considering the 'Park Avenue' concept for how it can deal with topping lift/lazyjacks, sail cover and cockpit awning.

There are some other tweaks that should be done on the second iteration.

This is not a simple or inexpensive boat to build. The design has hardly a straight line in it, and if you appreciate the aesthetics, you accept the difficulty of the build. It uses some expensive materials and that's the key to keeping the boat light enough to sail well with a moderate rig.

I like the boat a lot,
                               Jin Conlin.

First sailing photos of TC 627 trimaran

Some photos have come to light of the New Zealand based Tim Clissold designed TC627 trimaran out on it's first sail have come to light.  Looks like a very neat little boat and looks to be constructed to a high standard by Andaman Boatyard.  Thanks to 'Vaka' on the Sailing Anarchy forums for the link.

Update on Farrier Marine website of news and launchings

Article on launching of F32SRX's in Tauranga prior to their shipping to Australia:

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/F-32SRsLaunchedinNZ.html

F-44SC Catamaran launched by Multihulls Direct in Subic Bay

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/F-44SCProduction4.html

Farrier F9-AX 'Banjo' wins the Governer's Cup report by owner on the race.

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/F-9AXWinsGovernorsCup.html

Motive Trimarans attending boat show at Dusseldorf

The crew from Motive Trimarans are attending the boat show in Dusseldorf (through to 27th of January).  If your interested in the full carbon fibre construction Motive 25r trimaran or Motive 15r trimaran this is your chance to chat to them directly.

http://motivetrimarans.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/motive-trimarans-at-european-shows-come.html

Prince de Bretagne 80' trimaran second test sail

Lionel Lemanchois has taken his new 80' trimaran out for a second sail.  Once again very light conditions but the boat looks to slip along effortlessly all the same. 

The new 80' maxi trimaran 'Prince de Bretagne's' first sail

The new maxi trimaran 'Prince de Bretagne' has been out on it's first sail.  The boat to be sailed by Lionel Lemanchois is intended to compete in the next Route du Rhum but will also particapate in other events such as the upcoming Route du Princes.

Farrier production F-22 trimaran update, first deck removed from mold

The crew at Farrier Marine are moving along with the construction of the F-22 production trimaran,  they have just lifted the first deck from the mold

read the whole build log at

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/FM-Factory2013.html

photo, Farrier Marine

Video tour of Neel 45 and Neel 50 cruising trimarans

Modern cruising trimarans are somewhat of a rarity these days which is quite a pity as they still offer excellent qualities in terms of sailing performance and comfortable motion.  It's not exhaustive but the following video has a look around inside the Neel 45 cruising trimaran at some of the features.

And the Neel 45 under sail

And there is also a tour of the Neel 50 trimaran

Farrier F32SRX trimarans have first test sail in Tauranga, NZ

The new F32SRX trimarans that have been constructed in New Zealand for Australian clients have had an initial test sail in very light conditions.  These trimarans look to be fully optioned with curved lifting foils and the triple rudder setup.  Photos courtesy of "rigger" on the crew.org.nz forums.

Corsair Marine announce new trimaran model, the Cruze 970 (32')

Corsair Marine have announced an update on the popular Corsair 31 trailerable trimaran.

From the following article on Corsair Marine's website:
http://www.corsairmarine.com/article/news/cruze-970-32-set-awaken-market

The CRUZE 970's Testing Ground - The Corsair 31
The testing has been rigorous, extensive and unrelenting. To be specific, Corsair built no less than three hundred and three C31s. One C31, a UC, even sailed around the Arctic Circle in 2010 and, in the process, became the world’s first sailing vessel to pass through the North West and North East Passages, in a single season. The C31 is a proven, tough, rugged, performer.
And now, it’s time to launch the all-new, CRUZE 970 (32’).

read more here

Farrier F-22 production trimaran, specifications and options list published

Ian Farrier of Farrier Marine has published an initial specifications and options list for the upcoming Farrier F-22 production trimaran.

You can download the list here:

http://www.farriermarine.com/pdf/F-22Specifications.pdf

Farrier F-22 trimaran production update

This update from the 26th December.  Read all the details on f-boat.com's F-22 production page:

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/FM-Factory2013.html

They have arranged the hulls, floats and beams on cradles and will pull the infused deck out of the mold when the Farrier Marine factory crew return from Christmas holidays.

Photos of new Farrier F-32SRX's in Tauranga, NZ

Noticed over on crew.org.nz.  The new F-32SRXs mentioned in a previous post are complete and ready for their first sail.

Photo's thanks to ballystick.

Farrier F-22 trimaran production progress update, December 13th 2012

The crew at Farrier Marine are making steady progress with the latest step in construction of the production version of the F-22 trimaran being the fitting of foam core to the deck mold.  In future these foam pieces will be computer cut saving considerable time and effort.

read more here

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/FM-Factory2013.html

Farrier F-22 production trimaran progress

Update from the 10th of December

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/FM-Factory2013.html

Deck mold is now gelcoated and ready for fitment of foam core and resin infusion to form final deck piece.

read the whole construction blog here

photo courtesy Farrier Marine

F-22 trimaran production progress update

From f-boat.com update posted 8/12/2012

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/FM-Factory2013.html

The crew at Farrier Marine are moving on to cutting and measuring foam core to fit into the female deck mold using the male plug as a guide.

read more here

Photo courtesy of Farrier Marine

Kurt Hughes 12' trimaran design

From Kurt Hughes blog

http://multihullblog.com/2012/12/12-tri-available-now/

An interesting 12' sailing trimaran project intended for series production.

you can read more on the design brief here

http://multihulldesigns.com/designs_stock/daysail/dragon12_tri.htm

It was intended for usage at resorts and hotels for beachfront charter.

Farrier F-22 Trimaran production update

A new photo has been posted up on the F-22 production progress page.

See the full page here:

http://www.f-boat.com/pages/News4/FM-Factory2013.html

They have now completed and polished the deck mold and it's ready for it's first use.

Photo courtesy of Farrier Marine