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SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAM Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Life In A Post-FPB World. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”. This is a difficult post for Linda and me to write. But events in the past few weeks together with the urging ofmany of our
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » WHICH ROUTE WESTBOUND ACROSS This is the route from Land’s End, UK, to St. Johns, Newfoundland, and then down the Eastern Seaboard of the US. It is a short 2100 or so miles (depending on routing for weather and departure point – the SW coast of Ireland is 200 miles closer) across the Atlantic, and 4700 miles total from Lymington,UK, to the Bahamas. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62 Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAINE: IT’S ABOUT THE LIGHT Carl E. Says: September 17th, 2018 at 5:47 pm. Hi Steve, Thank you for the beautiful photo’s. The coast of Maine looks like a stunning place. With regard to your previous post, I forgot to ask what measure(s) the current generation of FPB’s employ to cope with loss of propulsion in heavy weather (i.e. drogues or sea anchors, and their necessary support hardware)? SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS FPB Announcement(November 5th, 2020) Hello Setsailors, A brief heads up regarding FB 78-1 Cochise: Cochise is headed towards Europe under new ownership. Although she was not for sale, when Sue Grant at Berthon International introduced us to her new owners it was obvious Cochise would be in good hands and used in a manner that takesadvantage of
SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAM Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Life In A Post-FPB World. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”. This is a difficult post for Linda and me to write. But events in the past few weeks together with the urging ofmany of our
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » WHICH ROUTE WESTBOUND ACROSS This is the route from Land’s End, UK, to St. Johns, Newfoundland, and then down the Eastern Seaboard of the US. It is a short 2100 or so miles (depending on routing for weather and departure point – the SW coast of Ireland is 200 miles closer) across the Atlantic, and 4700 miles total from Lymington,UK, to the Bahamas. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62 Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAINE: IT’S ABOUT THE LIGHT Carl E. Says: September 17th, 2018 at 5:47 pm. Hi Steve, Thank you for the beautiful photo’s. The coast of Maine looks like a stunning place. With regard to your previous post, I forgot to ask what measure(s) the current generation of FPB’s employ to cope with loss of propulsion in heavy weather (i.e. drogues or sea anchors, and their necessary support hardware)? SETSAIL FPB » ABOUT US In the past 35 years, over sixty of their yachts (Deerfoot, Sundeer, Beowulf, and now the FPB series) have been launched. Steve and Linda themselves have cruised more than 250,000 miles. Their FPB prototype, FPB 83 Wind Horse, is a groundbreaking 83-foot (25m) ocean-crossing motor yacht in which they logged over 50,000 miles in five years. SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAM Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUNDEER 64 Sundeer 64. Sundeer 64. The layout for the Sundeer 64 series followed closely on what had worked so well with our own Sundeer 67. The aft engine room made one large saloon/galley/office area possible. The Sundeer 65 and the 56/60 were the only production boats we’ve done. We worked hard with TPI, who built them under our direct supervision SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 UPDATES FPB 64-3, Iron Lady, has now passed the mystical “halfway point” on her voyage to Papeete. She is entrained between two high pressure systems, in a convergence zone, with heavy downpours, lightning, and crossing wave trains off the bow. For the day’s report on SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » CHAIN SIZE 1/2″/12.6mm Proof Coil – break strength 18,000 pounds/8160 kg. 5/8″/16mm Proof Coil – break strength 27,600 pounds/12.500kg. Note that the 3/8″ Grade 70 is significantly stronger than the 1/2″ Proof Coil and within 13% of the strength of the 5/8″ Proof Coil. Some will argue that the heat treated Grade 70 is more brittle andless
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE BLACK SWAN THEORY OF The Black Swan Theory Of Cruising – Updated. Our approach to yacht design (as well as investing) is captured by Nassim Taleb’s black swan theory of economics. The theory developed by Nassim Nicolas Taleb explains: “The disproportionate role of high-impact, hard to predict, and rare events that are beyond the realm of normalexpectations
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 70 FPB 70 – A New Baby Sister! There’s a new kid on the block, a smaller sibling to the FPB 97 and 78, and like most younger family members, this one is as tough as nails. The FPB 70 incorporates a refined set of performance characteristics and efficiency, which takes the Little Sister into a paradigm beyond even the FPB 78. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 64 OWNERS DO IT RIGHT! The next issue is dinghy storage. The owners of the first FPB 64 have pushed this to the max, with a 2 meter wide by 4 meter long inflatable (6.6′ x 13′). It worked in our 3D modeling, but we were frankly dubious. The owners were right – it fits well – and does not impact foot traffic. SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS FPB Announcement(November 5th, 2020) Hello Setsailors, A brief heads up regarding FB 78-1 Cochise: Cochise is headed towards Europe under new ownership. Although she was not for sale, when Sue Grant at Berthon International introduced us to her new owners it was obvious Cochise would be in good hands and used in a manner that takesadvantage of
SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAM Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Life In A Post-FPB World. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”. This is a difficult post for Linda and me to write. But events in the past few weeks together with the urging ofmany of our
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » WHICH ROUTE WESTBOUND ACROSS This is the route from Land’s End, UK, to St. Johns, Newfoundland, and then down the Eastern Seaboard of the US. It is a short 2100 or so miles (depending on routing for weather and departure point – the SW coast of Ireland is 200 miles closer) across the Atlantic, and 4700 miles total from Lymington,UK, to the Bahamas. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62 Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAINE: IT’S ABOUT THE LIGHT Carl E. Says: September 17th, 2018 at 5:47 pm. Hi Steve, Thank you for the beautiful photo’s. The coast of Maine looks like a stunning place. With regard to your previous post, I forgot to ask what measure(s) the current generation of FPB’s employ to cope with loss of propulsion in heavy weather (i.e. drogues or sea anchors, and their necessary support hardware)? SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS FPB Announcement(November 5th, 2020) Hello Setsailors, A brief heads up regarding FB 78-1 Cochise: Cochise is headed towards Europe under new ownership. Although she was not for sale, when Sue Grant at Berthon International introduced us to her new owners it was obvious Cochise would be in good hands and used in a manner that takesadvantage of
SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAM Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Life In A Post-FPB World. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”. This is a difficult post for Linda and me to write. But events in the past few weeks together with the urging ofmany of our
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » WHICH ROUTE WESTBOUND ACROSS This is the route from Land’s End, UK, to St. Johns, Newfoundland, and then down the Eastern Seaboard of the US. It is a short 2100 or so miles (depending on routing for weather and departure point – the SW coast of Ireland is 200 miles closer) across the Atlantic, and 4700 miles total from Lymington,UK, to the Bahamas. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62 Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAINE: IT’S ABOUT THE LIGHT Carl E. Says: September 17th, 2018 at 5:47 pm. Hi Steve, Thank you for the beautiful photo’s. The coast of Maine looks like a stunning place. With regard to your previous post, I forgot to ask what measure(s) the current generation of FPB’s employ to cope with loss of propulsion in heavy weather (i.e. drogues or sea anchors, and their necessary support hardware)? SETSAIL FPB » ABOUT US In the past 35 years, over sixty of their yachts (Deerfoot, Sundeer, Beowulf, and now the FPB series) have been launched. Steve and Linda themselves have cruised more than 250,000 miles. Their FPB prototype, FPB 83 Wind Horse, is a groundbreaking 83-foot (25m) ocean-crossing motor yacht in which they logged over 50,000 miles in five years. SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUNDEER 64 Sundeer 64. Sundeer 64. The layout for the Sundeer 64 series followed closely on what had worked so well with our own Sundeer 67. The aft engine room made one large saloon/galley/office area possible. The Sundeer 65 and the 56/60 were the only production boats we’ve done. We worked hard with TPI, who built them under our direct supervision SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » CHAIN SIZE 1/2″/12.6mm Proof Coil – break strength 18,000 pounds/8160 kg. 5/8″/16mm Proof Coil – break strength 27,600 pounds/12.500kg. Note that the 3/8″ Grade 70 is significantly stronger than the 1/2″ Proof Coil and within 13% of the strength of the 5/8″ Proof Coil. Some will argue that the heat treated Grade 70 is more brittle andless
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » EVALUATING STABILITY AND There are several interesting items to note: Initial stability is moderate and rises gradually with heel. Stability peaks at 60/65 degrees, and then gently falls. Ultimate stability is lost at 130 degrees. There is some inverted stability and wave energy will berequired to
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 64 INTERIOR LAYOUT Coming down the steps from the salon, on the starboard side you have a large locker with 57″ (1.48m) of length for hanging clothes. The vanity counter which extends forward from the hanging locker offers 120″/3060mm of length with storage below and above. At the forward end of the vanity, across the forward watertight bulkhead, is a 30 SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » THE BLACK SWAN THEORY OF The Black Swan Theory Of Cruising – Updated. Our approach to yacht design (as well as investing) is captured by Nassim Taleb’s black swan theory of economics. The theory developed by Nassim Nicolas Taleb explains: “The disproportionate role of high-impact, hard to predict, and rare events that are beyond the realm of normalexpectations
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 70 FPB 70 – A New Baby Sister! There’s a new kid on the block, a smaller sibling to the FPB 97 and 78, and like most younger family members, this one is as tough as nails. The FPB 70 incorporates a refined set of performance characteristics and efficiency, which takes the Little Sister into a paradigm beyond even the FPB 78. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 64 OWNERS DO IT RIGHT! The next issue is dinghy storage. The owners of the first FPB 64 have pushed this to the max, with a 2 meter wide by 4 meter long inflatable (6.6′ x 13′). It worked in our 3D modeling, but we were frankly dubious. The owners were right – it fits well – and does not impact foot traffic. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 78 This entry was posted on Friday, June 6th, 2014 at 11:53 am and is filed under FPB 78, FPB Series Notes, three, Wicked FPB 97.Both comments and pings are currently closed. SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS This is the story of everyday folks, who dreamed of distant horizons and made it happen. If you look at our FPB 64 owners, they are a normal group of yachties who started without ocean crossing experience, who have turned themselves into true voyagers. SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Life In A Post-FPB World. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”. This is a difficult post for Linda and me to write. But events in the past few weeks together with the urging ofmany of our
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Magma Flopper Stopper Test. Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine years old, ours five. Surprisingly they both weigh the same, so are both easy to handle. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62 Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » WHICH ROUTE WESTBOUND ACROSS This is the route from Land’s End, UK, to St. Johns, Newfoundland, and then down the Eastern Seaboard of the US. It is a short 2100 or so miles (depending on routing for weather and departure point – the SW coast of Ireland is 200 miles closer) across the Atlantic, and 4700 miles total from Lymington,UK, to the Bahamas. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 64-4 OSPREY FPB 64-4 Osprey – Dealing With Storm Force Winds (updated) Steve Suters, John Gowing’s FPB 64-4 captain, has been kind enough to fill us in on some of the details of their recent brush with storm force winds (55 to 65 knots), steep seas, and a breaking entrance bar crossing. We have included the photo above of FPB64-1, Avatar, as areminder
SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS This is the story of everyday folks, who dreamed of distant horizons and made it happen. If you look at our FPB 64 owners, they are a normal group of yachties who started without ocean crossing experience, who have turned themselves into true voyagers. SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Life In A Post-FPB World. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”. This is a difficult post for Linda and me to write. But events in the past few weeks together with the urging ofmany of our
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Magma Flopper Stopper Test. Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine years old, ours five. Surprisingly they both weigh the same, so are both easy to handle. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62 Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » WHICH ROUTE WESTBOUND ACROSS This is the route from Land’s End, UK, to St. Johns, Newfoundland, and then down the Eastern Seaboard of the US. It is a short 2100 or so miles (depending on routing for weather and departure point – the SW coast of Ireland is 200 miles closer) across the Atlantic, and 4700 miles total from Lymington,UK, to the Bahamas. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 64-4 OSPREY FPB 64-4 Osprey – Dealing With Storm Force Winds (updated) Steve Suters, John Gowing’s FPB 64-4 captain, has been kind enough to fill us in on some of the details of their recent brush with storm force winds (55 to 65 knots), steep seas, and a breaking entrance bar crossing. We have included the photo above of FPB64-1, Avatar, as areminder
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This is the story of everyday folks, who dreamed of distant horizons and made it happen. If you look at our FPB 64 owners, they are a normal group of yachties who started without ocean crossing experience, who have turned themselves into true voyagers. SETSAIL FPB » ABOUT US In the past 35 years, over sixty of their yachts (Deerfoot, Sundeer, Beowulf, and now the FPB series) have been launched. Steve and Linda themselves have cruised more than 250,000 miles. Their FPB prototype, FPB 83 Wind Horse, is a groundbreaking 83-foot (25m) ocean-crossing motor yacht in which they logged over 50,000 miles in five years. SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » FPB 70 FPB 97-1 Iceberg running before a stiff breeze during sea trials.. The post that follows this introduction is a chapter excerpted from the FPB 70 and 78 Owner’s Manual. Everyone who goes to sea thinks and/or worries (or should) about heavy weather, and how their vessel will handle different conditions. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » CHAIN SIZE 1/2″/12.6mm Proof Coil – break strength 18,000 pounds/8160 kg. 5/8″/16mm Proof Coil – break strength 27,600 pounds/12.500kg. Note that the 3/8″ Grade 70 is significantly stronger than the 1/2″ Proof Coil and within 13% of the strength of the 5/8″ Proof Coil. Some will argue that the heat treated Grade 70 is more brittle andless
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 64 INTERIOR LAYOUT Coming down the steps from the salon, on the starboard side you have a large locker with 57″ (1.48m) of length for hanging clothes. The vanity counter which extends forward from the hanging locker offers 120″/3060mm of length with storage below and above. At the forward end of the vanity, across the forward watertight bulkhead, is a 30 SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » EVALUATING STABILITY AND There are several interesting items to note: Initial stability is moderate and rises gradually with heel. Stability peaks at 60/65 degrees, and then gently falls. Ultimate stability is lost at 130 degrees. There is some inverted stability and wave energy will berequired to
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 70 FPB 70 – A New Baby Sister! There’s a new kid on the block, a smaller sibling to the FPB 97 and 78, and like most younger family members, this one is as tough as nails. The FPB 70 incorporates a refined set of performance characteristics and efficiency, which takes the Little Sister into a paradigm beyond even the FPB 78. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 64 OWNERS DO IT RIGHT! The next issue is dinghy storage. The owners of the first FPB 64 have pushed this to the max, with a 2 meter wide by 4 meter long inflatable (6.6′ x 13′). It worked in our 3D modeling, but we were frankly dubious. The owners were right – it fits well – and does not impact foot traffic. SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS FPB Announcement(November 5th, 2020) Hello Setsailors, A brief heads up regarding FB 78-1 Cochise: Cochise is headed towards Europe under new ownership. Although she was not for sale, when Sue Grant at Berthon International introduced us to her new owners it was obvious Cochise would be in good hands and used in a manner that takesadvantage of
SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAM Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUNDEER 64 Sundeer 64. Sundeer 64. The layout for the Sundeer 64 series followed closely on what had worked so well with our own Sundeer 67. The aft engine room made one large saloon/galley/office area possible. The Sundeer 65 and the 56/60 were the only production boats we’ve done. We worked hard with TPI, who built them under our direct supervision SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BASEMENT SYSTEMS The basement area under the great room on the FPB Series is key to the entire systems approach, not to mention storage. It allows us to position gear so it is easy to inspect and maintain, while providing a huge amount of bulk space. We will start this tour in the forward port corner looking at half of the ship’s battery bank. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » CODE ZERO SHEETING The sail angles are likely to be 80 – 40 aparent. Many thanks for your input, Simon. Hi Simon: That’s a question you need to ask your sailmaker as it depends on the design of the code zero. Our own experience in the past has been to look for a lead which starts about 45% of the way up the luff (and down through the clew) as the aftsheet
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Magma Flopper Stopper Test. Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine years old, ours five. Surprisingly they both weigh the same, so are both easy to handle. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62 Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB ANCHORING We’ve found that a shackle with appropriate pin diameter for the breaking strength of the System Seven chain usually fits the large Bruce anchors without problem. – Steve. This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am and is filed under Anchoring, Cruiser's Tech Talk . Both comments and pings are currently closed. SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS FPB Announcement(November 5th, 2020) Hello Setsailors, A brief heads up regarding FB 78-1 Cochise: Cochise is headed towards Europe under new ownership. Although she was not for sale, when Sue Grant at Berthon International introduced us to her new owners it was obvious Cochise would be in good hands and used in a manner that takesadvantage of
SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAM Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUNDEER 64 Sundeer 64. Sundeer 64. The layout for the Sundeer 64 series followed closely on what had worked so well with our own Sundeer 67. The aft engine room made one large saloon/galley/office area possible. The Sundeer 65 and the 56/60 were the only production boats we’ve done. We worked hard with TPI, who built them under our direct supervision SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BASEMENT SYSTEMS The basement area under the great room on the FPB Series is key to the entire systems approach, not to mention storage. It allows us to position gear so it is easy to inspect and maintain, while providing a huge amount of bulk space. We will start this tour in the forward port corner looking at half of the ship’s battery bank. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » CODE ZERO SHEETING The sail angles are likely to be 80 – 40 aparent. Many thanks for your input, Simon. Hi Simon: That’s a question you need to ask your sailmaker as it depends on the design of the code zero. Our own experience in the past has been to look for a lead which starts about 45% of the way up the luff (and down through the clew) as the aftsheet
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Magma Flopper Stopper Test. Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine years old, ours five. Surprisingly they both weigh the same, so are both easy to handle. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62 Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB ANCHORING We’ve found that a shackle with appropriate pin diameter for the breaking strength of the System Seven chain usually fits the large Bruce anchors without problem. – Steve. This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am and is filed under Anchoring, Cruiser's Tech Talk . Both comments and pings are currently closed. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 70 FPB 97-1 Iceberg running before a stiff breeze during sea trials.. The post that follows this introduction is a chapter excerpted from the FPB 70 and 78 Owner’s Manual. Everyone who goes to sea thinks and/or worries (or should) about heavy weather, and how their vessel will handle different conditions. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 83 Fifteen years ago, when we were just starting to build the FPB Series prototype Wind Horse, we put together a video on the design cycle that lead to this new design.There was detailed information on her drag and motion analysis, including tank testing, as well as the historical foundation from which her design was developed. SETSAIL FPB » WICKED FPB 97 FPB 97 – The Wicked One Revealed. “The 83ft-long (25m) wave-piercercould easily be mistaken for the spawn of the Royal Navy with its unpainted battleship grey, all-aluminum body. But that day, in those conditions, it was the only boat that I would have wanted to climb aboard to face the English Channel.”. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 UPDATES FPB 64-3 On Passage New Zealand to Papeete: Post 3. FPB 64-3, Iron Lady, has now passed the mystical “halfway point” on her voyage to Papeete. She is entrained between two high pressure systems, in a convergence zone, with heavy downpours, lightning, and crossing wavetrains off the bow.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Magma Flopper Stopper Test. Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine years old, ours five. Surprisingly they both weigh the same, so are both easy to handle. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAINTAINING AN ALUMINUM HULL Maintaining an Aluminum Hull. “Steve and Linda, prefer natural aluminum because it doesn’t demand the incessant maintenance of a painted boat. In fact, the aluminum oxide that eventually coats the exterior is tougher than any paint.”. We’ve built about half our clients’ (custom) boats in aluminum, and half in fiberglass. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FINALLY, A DETAILED TOUR OF Finally, A Detailed Tour of the FPB 97 Iceberg. When we did our posts on the Wicked FPB 97 we were unable to take you for a tour of the interior due to privacy concerns for the owners. That has now changed and Sue Grant, the managing director of Berthons International has done a wonderful interior and exterior tour. Click here to see SueGrant
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » EVALUATING STABILITY AND There are several interesting items to note: Initial stability is moderate and rises gradually with heel. Stability peaks at 60/65 degrees, and then gently falls. Ultimate stability is lost at 130 degrees. There is some inverted stability and wave energy will berequired to
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS FPB Announcement(November 5th, 2020) Hello Setsailors, A brief heads up regarding FB 78-1 Cochise: Cochise is headed towards Europe under new ownership. Although she was not for sale, when Sue Grant at Berthon International introduced us to her new owners it was obvious Cochise would be in good hands and used in a manner that takesadvantage of
SETSAIL FPB » FREE BOOKS Free Books. Dashew Offshore, Beowulf Publishing, and the FPB team have been blessed with the support of the cruising community for many years, and we’d like to return the favor in a small way. We are making Mariner’s Weather Handbook, Surviving the Storm, Practical Seamanship and Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia available for free asPDF files.
SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAMFPB 64DASHEW FPB YACHTDASHEW FPBLEARN TO SAIL FREEFPB YACHTFPB 97 Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUNDEER 64 Sundeer 64. Sundeer 64. The layout for the Sundeer 64 series followed closely on what had worked so well with our own Sundeer 67. The aft engine room made one large saloon/galley/office area possible. The Sundeer 65 and the 56/60 were the only production boats we’ve done. We worked hard with TPI, who built them under our direct supervision SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62DEERFOOT 62DEERFOOT YACHTDEERFOOT 62 MOONSHADOWDEERFOOT SAILBOATSINTERMEZZO II DEERFOOT Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Magma Flopper Stopper Test. Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine years old, ours five. Surprisingly they both weigh the same, so are both easy to handle. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Life In A Post-FPB World. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”. This is a difficult post for Linda and me to write. But events in the past few weeks together with the urging ofmany of our
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS FPB Announcement(November 5th, 2020) Hello Setsailors, A brief heads up regarding FB 78-1 Cochise: Cochise is headed towards Europe under new ownership. Although she was not for sale, when Sue Grant at Berthon International introduced us to her new owners it was obvious Cochise would be in good hands and used in a manner that takesadvantage of
SETSAIL FPB » FREE BOOKS Free Books. Dashew Offshore, Beowulf Publishing, and the FPB team have been blessed with the support of the cruising community for many years, and we’d like to return the favor in a small way. We are making Mariner’s Weather Handbook, Surviving the Storm, Practical Seamanship and Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia available for free asPDF files.
SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE This 60 metric ton motor yacht is surfing under autopilot control. The seas are perfect for Cochise and she rides the better waves for several minutes at a time, at speed length ratios above 1.6. Cochise is the most recent iteration of the perfect yacht, at least for us. Aboard Cochise, and the rest of our yachts, the key design ingredientupon
SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAMFPB 64DASHEW FPB YACHTDASHEW FPBLEARN TO SAIL FREEFPB YACHTFPB 97 Intro to FPB Program. Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up to the FPB era. We suggest you go down the list and read the articles in order for the fullest orientation. “One of SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUNDEER 64 Sundeer 64. Sundeer 64. The layout for the Sundeer 64 series followed closely on what had worked so well with our own Sundeer 67. The aft engine room made one large saloon/galley/office area possible. The Sundeer 65 and the 56/60 were the only production boats we’ve done. We worked hard with TPI, who built them under our direct supervision SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 FPB 64. “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought out, as usual, and the conclusions reached impeccable”. –Northwest Yachting Magazine. Following is a list of articles covering a range of topics on the FPB64.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62DEERFOOT 62DEERFOOT YACHTDEERFOOT 62 MOONSHADOWDEERFOOT SAILBOATSINTERMEZZO II DEERFOOT Deerfoot 62. Deerfoot 62. . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter (62-foot) hull. Above is the nerve center of the boat, the galley. Note the fixed stove on the aft bulkhead. Except for baking at sea when heeled, this worked out well and kept the cook outof the
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Magma Flopper Stopper Test. Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine years old, ours five. Surprisingly they both weigh the same, so are both easy to handle. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Life In A Post-FPB World. “Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”. This is a difficult post for Linda and me to write. But events in the past few weeks together with the urging ofmany of our
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » ABOUT US In the past 35 years, over sixty of their yachts (Deerfoot, Sundeer, Beowulf, and now the FPB series) have been launched. Steve and Linda themselves have cruised more than 250,000 miles. Their FPB prototype, FPB 83 Wind Horse, is a groundbreaking 83-foot (25m) ocean-crossing motor yacht in which they logged over 50,000 miles in five years. SETSAIL FPB » FREE BOOKS Free Books. Dashew Offshore, Beowulf Publishing, and the FPB team have been blessed with the support of the cruising community for many years, and we’d like to return the favor in a small way. We are making Mariner’s Weather Handbook, Surviving the Storm, Practical Seamanship and Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia available for free asPDF files.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Magma Flopper Stopper Test. Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine years old, ours five. Surprisingly they both weigh the same, so are both easy to handle. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 70 FPB 97-1 Iceberg running before a stiff breeze during sea trials.. The post that follows this introduction is a chapter excerpted from the FPB 70 and 78 Owner’s Manual. Everyone who goes to sea thinks and/or worries (or should) about heavy weather, and how their vessel will handle different conditions. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BASEMENT SYSTEMS The basement area under the great room on the FPB Series is key to the entire systems approach, not to mention storage. It allows us to position gear so it is easy to inspect and maintain, while providing a huge amount of bulk space. We will start this tour in the forward port corner looking at half of the ship’s battery bank. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 UPDATES FPB 64-3 On Passage New Zealand to Papeete: Post 3. FPB 64-3, Iron Lady, has now passed the mystical “halfway point” on her voyage to Papeete. She is entrained between two high pressure systems, in a convergence zone, with heavy downpours, lightning, and crossing wavetrains off the bow.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 115 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS The range, fuel burn, and sea keeping abilities should be particularly suited to the latter two functions. Now a few specifications, preliminary of course at this stage, but probably pretty close: Length on deck – 114 feet/35m. Length waterline – 111.5 feet/34.2m. Beam max – 21 feet/6.44m. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » WHICH ROUTE WESTBOUND ACROSS This is the route from Land’s End, UK, to St. Johns, Newfoundland, and then down the Eastern Seaboard of the US. It is a short 2100 or so miles (depending on routing for weather and departure point – the SW coast of Ireland is 200 miles closer) across the Atlantic, and 4700 miles total from Lymington,UK, to the Bahamas. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE FPB 64-3 also had a run in with “The Rockpile” on the Intracoastal Waterway, where she impacted a rock ledge at 9.7 knots, bending a stabilizer shaft, but containing the ensuing leak within the stabilizer coffer dam. But none of the previous run-ins compare with the record of Sundeer 64 Theta Volantis. She was docked in Simpson’slagoon
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SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS This is the story of everyday folks, who dreamed of distant horizons and made it happen. If you look at our FPB 64 owners, they are a normal group of yachties who started without ocean crossing experience, who have turned themselves into true voyagers. SETSAIL FPB » FREE BOOKS Dashew Offshore, Beowulf Publishing, and the FPB team have been blessed with the support of the cruising community for many years, and we’d like to return the favor in a small way. SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAMFPB 64DASHEW FPB YACHTDASHEW FPBLEARN TO SAIL FREEFPB YACHTFPB 97 Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up tothe FPB era.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUNDEER 64 Sundeer 64. The layout for the Sundeer 64 series followed closely on what had worked so well with our own Sundeer 67. The aft engine room made one large saloon/galley/office area possible. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62DEERFOOT 62DEERFOOT YACHTDEERFOOT 62 MOONSHADOWDEERFOOT SAILBOATSINTERMEZZO II DEERFOOT Deerfoot 62 . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter(62-foot) hull.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine yearsold, ours five.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Karl Mattson Says: February 26th, 2018 at 4:20 pm. Steve and Linda, It’s always sad when a great thing ends. I’ve followed the genesis of the FPB concept since you originally posted about breaking Beowulf’s boom and all the conclusions you both derived from thatexperience.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPBNEW TO FPBVIDEOS & SLIDESHOWSBLOGSABOUT USPRESSFREE BOOKS This is the story of everyday folks, who dreamed of distant horizons and made it happen. If you look at our FPB 64 owners, they are a normal group of yachties who started without ocean crossing experience, who have turned themselves into true voyagers. SETSAIL FPB » FREE BOOKS Dashew Offshore, Beowulf Publishing, and the FPB team have been blessed with the support of the cruising community for many years, and we’d like to return the favor in a small way. SETSAIL FPB » DASHEW OFFSHORE “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 “While some of you may shriek heresy that two very well-respected sailors have gone over to the dark side, the reality is that the decision process was well thought SETSAIL FPB » INTRO TO FPB PROGRAMFPB 64DASHEW FPB YACHTDASHEW FPBLEARN TO SAIL FREEFPB YACHTFPB 97 Welcome to the FPB pages! Following is a list of articles illustrating our inspiration, specific design parameters, and history leading up tothe FPB era.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » SUNDEER 64 Sundeer 64. The layout for the Sundeer 64 series followed closely on what had worked so well with our own Sundeer 67. The aft engine room made one large saloon/galley/office area possible. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » DEERFOOT 62DEERFOOT 62DEERFOOT YACHTDEERFOOT 62 MOONSHADOWDEERFOOT SAILBOATSINTERMEZZO II DEERFOOT Deerfoot 62 . Intermezzo II’s interior look was similar in concept to Wakaroa, except that it was compacted into a 10-foot shorter(62-foot) hull.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » MAGMA FLOPPER STOPPER TEST Playa Francesca is a bouncy anchorage and when we found out Interlude has a pair of Magma Flopper Stoppers we decided to test one. You can see it and our well worn unit on the aft deck. Their’s is nine yearsold, ours five.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE IN A POST-FPB WORLD Karl Mattson Says: February 26th, 2018 at 4:20 pm. Steve and Linda, It’s always sad when a great thing ends. I’ve followed the genesis of the FPB concept since you originally posted about breaking Beowulf’s boom and all the conclusions you both derived from thatexperience.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BEOWULF: THE ULTIMATE SHORT “The new Dashew passagemaker draws much of its heritage from the high-performance sailboats for which the Dashews are well known” –Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine Of all the sailboats we’ve done over the years, Beowulf is our favorite. She was our ultimate couple’s cruiser, and the benchmark, against which we measured everything when we started down the FPB path. SETSAIL FPB » ABOUT US “If ‘location, location, location’ is the motto of the real estate business, then ‘purpose, purpose, purpose’ is the marine industry counterpart-a mantra no one believes as strongly as SteveDashew.
SETSAIL FPB » FREE BOOKS Dashew Offshore, Beowulf Publishing, and the FPB team have been blessed with the support of the cruising community for many years, and we’d like to return the favor in a small way. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 70 FPB 97-1 Iceberg running before a stiff breeze during sea trials.. The post that follows this introduction is a chapter excerpted from the FPB 70 and 78 Owner’s Manual. Everyone who goes to sea thinks and/or worries (or should) about heavy weather, and how their vessel will handle different conditions. SETSAIL FPB » FPB 64 UPDATES FPB 64 Updates. The following articles cover the FPB 64 construction sequence. You will find hundreds of detailed photos with explanations covering every phase of the build cycle. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » BASEMENT SYSTEMS The basement area under the great room on the FPB Series is key to the entire systems approach, not to mention storage. It allows us to position gear so it is easy to inspect and maintain, while providing a huge amount of bulk space. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 115 BASIC SPECIFICATIONS We have been stunned by the reaction t the FPB 112 (or Big Sister as we call her) and want to thank everyone for their kind words. The first profile drawing shows a SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » WHICH ROUTE WESTBOUND ACROSS We are starting to ruminate on the upcoming cruising season. In the winter, after hurricane season, we want to be in the Bahamas and spend some time in warm water, sunny weather, with lots of white sand into which we can dig our toes. SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » FPB 78 THE DREAM MACHINE The Next Generation of FPBs is here, cruising even farther, faster, more comfortably and efficiently than their predecessors. With the first two FPB 78s rapidly racking up sea miles, read on to find out how, in a world full of empty claims, FPBs do what they are supposedto do.
SETSAIL FPB » BLOG ARCHIVE » LIFE AFTER DEATH EXPERIENCE When we started cruising, in the olden days, most cruisers – ourselves included – sold their home to help pay for their new life afloat. This was before GPS, which meant considerable navigation risks, and insurance, if available, was way too expensive for most.SETSAIL FPB
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