Richard Bicknell, General Manager

Richard Bicknell, better known as Bicky, has been at the helm of North Sails since 2000 and like most members of his team, is a sought after racing sailor competing with client boats including maxis and superyachts on the grand prix race circuit.

He has lived and worked in the UK, Japan and New Zealand as a sailmaker and boatbuilder and joined New Zealand Challenge as a sailmaker for the 1992 America’s Cup.

Bicky has four Transats, two Sydney-Hobarts, three Fastnets, and numerous other offshore races, including a Volvo Ocean Race buildup with Newscorp under his belt in recent years, but started his sailing career like most Kiwi youth in a P-Class dinghy before turning to Javellin skiffs and now the Jolly Boat.

bicky@nz.northsails.com