In the pantheon of situations to avoid when cruising, northers in the Gulf Stream are up towards the top. The wind …Read More
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FPB 78 Video: A Very Fine Panama Canal Transit
Watch FPB 78-1 Cochise transit the Panama Canal, using a unique side thrusting technique to keep the fenders clean… Yachts …Read More
FPB 78-1 Cochise: ETA 17th Street Bridge 1330
Attention SetSailors! Cochise is approaching landfall, ETA at the 17th Street bridge in Fort Lauderdale around 1330 local time. If anyone …Read More
FPB 78-1 Cochise Is In The Atlantic
Cochise has just completed the Panama Canal transit and is in the Atlantic Ocean. Of all our transits this was… …Read More
For Lightning Bugs Everywhere
For those of you wondering if it is worth the hassle of bonding the metal on your fiberglass yacht, we …Read More
A Pirate’s Paradise
Our first visit to Panama was in the same era that the North Koreans first decided they wanted to reunite …Read More
Using Modern Tools To Manage And Extend Cruising Range Under Power
We begin writing this post halfway through a 4,700 nautical mile passage, under power, against the trade winds and prevailing …Read More
Circa Update On All Things FPB: Posted by Deon Ogden
It’s the start of summer here, with construction in full swing. The South Pacific-visiting FPB Family is also back en …Read More
Wishing New Zealand Quick Recovery
Many SetSailors have been writing in to inquire as to Circa and FPB’s experience of yesterday’s massive earthquake. The above image …Read More
Change of Watch
It is 0545 Friday, November 11th, 2016. FPB 78-1 Cochise is 4700 nautical miles from Raiatea in French Polynesia, 6400 nautical miles …Read More
