''Moxie'' is a historic

trimaran A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. Most modern trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreati ...

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. It was custom designed by

Dick Newick 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 ...

and built by

Walter Greene Walter Greene (January 23, 1910 – December 23, 1983) was a film and television composer who worked on numerous productions for over 30 years. Career Born and raised in Tarkio, Missouri, Greene attended Tarkio College and the Horner Institute ...

to the

OSTAR The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (STAR) is an east-to-west yacht racing, yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed sailing, single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth in En ...

race waterline length limit at Handy Boat,

Cousins River The Cousins River ( Native American: ''Sisquisic'') is a , primarily tidal river in southern Maine. Rising in the town of Freeport at the junction of Harvey Brook and Merrill Brook, it flows south and forms, for most of its course, the boundary be ...

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. It was launched in 1980. Skippered by Philip Weld, Moxie won the

Observer Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race The Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race (STAR) is an east-to-west yacht race across the North Atlantic. When inaugurated in 1960, it was the first single-handed ocean yacht race; it is run from Plymouth in England to Newport, Rhode Island in ...

(OSTAR) that year. On 7th of October 2022, Moxie is qualified to participate to the Route du Rhum 2022 skippered by Thomas Lurton.

References

''Moxie'' website
Trimarans 1980s sailing yachts {{sailing-stub

See also

References