When the kids have grown out of their Hobie, what happens? And what if they now want to sail with their children? The brilliant Dick Newick designed them a central hull to fit their beach cat… Clever, eh?
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In the early 1970s, John Ollins, a fan of lightweight multihulls, met Dick Newick - the designer of the proa “Cheers” and many other magical racers - in the British Virgin Islands. The pair immediately got along, and started work on an exciting project: designing a kit to allow Hobie 16 owners to sail a quick yet safe trimaran. The central hull, initially built in epoxy plywood - using the Goujeon Brothers’ West System process - is typical of Newick’s plans, with its very banana-shaped bow, U-shaped hull and rounded coachroof. The boat met with immediate success in the United States, and soon …
