Details of how exactly he managed this remain vague, although suggestions of a deal allowing Newey to design yachts appeared in the racing media.
He was trained as a naval architect, and when he left Ford in December 1946, he returned to designing yachts.
Since retiring from the company he lived in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he spent his final years writing computer programs for designing yachts.
There was a time when Jay Cross, who sailed for Canada's 1976 Olympic team, wanted to design yachts.
He has also designed yachts for use in television drama productions by the BBC.
Measurement rules which design yachts for all round performance have difficulty with this factor.
She designed homes, planes, and yachts for some of the most prominent bicoastal entertainment and business people of today.
He continued designing yachts, fifty-six of which he completed over the course of his lifetime.
He also took an interest in designing yachts and lifeboats, and advocated the installation of lifeboat stations.
Ralph Munroe's principal passion in life was designing yachts.