Dock trials are always a testing period for the build boat crew and designers. There will be a list of …Read More
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FPB 78-1 Free At Last!
FPB 78-1 Cochise is roaming free–at last. Running at 12 knots here, Cochise exhibits a similar bow wave to the relatives …Read More
FPB 78-1 Cochise: Launched In A Gale – And In Its Element
Wednesday, June 8, 2016: the wind is blowing 25 to 30 knots gusting into the 40s, with intermittent rain squalls. …Read More
FPB 78-1 Moving Day
FPB 781 Cochise is on the move…
FPB 781: The Time Is Near
Soon now… Cochise makes her journey to the launch facility this weekend. Depending on weather, sometime next week it begins. …Read More
Dashew Offshore History: Lessons Learned
Our family cruising photo taken in the Bora Bora lagoon in 1977. Note the banana stalk hanging off the mizzen …Read More
FPB 78-1: We Are Having A Blast (And Other Details)
There is a hint in this photo that the day of reckoning draws near. Care to guess? We will tell …Read More
Pushing That Magic Button: FPB 70-1 Is Under Construction
Having just completed a 6,200 nautical mile voyage from Thailand to New Zealand in 27 days underway on their FPB 64 Buffalo …Read More
Going to Sea? Download For Free..
For decades, Linda and Steve Dashew’s books have been considered essential references for any serious cruiser. Having been blessed with …Read More
FPB 78-1: A Bright Outlook
With an anchored wingspan of 60’/18m boom end to boom end… …we have been figuring on a little extra visibility. …Read More
