During our research for Surviving the Storm, the one heavy weather drogue system that stood out was Donald Jordan’s series drogue design. John Harries has a fascinating account of a true survival storm and the use of a JSD on his website, Attainable Adventure Cruising. You can read this account by clicking here. This long, […]
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A Wicked Belting – Or What To Use When You Want To Rub Someone The Wrong Way
We have learned over the years how to rub the world the wrong way and get away with it. This manifests itself in many ways. In the case of the Wicked FPB 97 it takes the form of this massive extrusion which surrounds the hull to deck intersection. This is 8mm (5/16″) thick on the […]
FPB 64-5: A Real Tiger
Sandy and John Henrichs, the owners of FPB 64-5 Tiger, are experienced cruisers who have filled their FPB 64 with interesting details, a few of which you will see here. They allowed us to descend enmasse on their home, poke around, ask a myriad of questions, while they maintained the equanimity of saints. Thank you […]
FPB 64-6 Grey Wolf: Engine Room Art
At the risk of being repetitive, we thought you might like another look at the highest form of engine room art, this time FPB 64-6 Grey Wolf. The visual presentation of these engine rooms is better than we have ever seen before, anywhere, from any builder. We don’t have time to caption each one, so […]
Wicked Scale – Or, The Old and the New
Even after all the hours spent working with the Wicked FPB 97 to date we were not prepared for the scale impact when viewing 97-1 in person. Helping us adjust to this new sense of reality were some of our oldest cruising friends and very first Deerfoot owners,who, we should add are still owners three […]
FPB 64-6 Grey Wolf – A Few Details
Yesterday evening we were aboard the sixth FPB 64, Grey Wolf and thought a few of her details might be of interest. She is the first of the FPB 64s to have an enlarged salon and slightly smaller galley. The galley still offers wonderful storage, lots of work surface, and great views. The large drawer stack […]
A New Look
We’ve been wrestling with how to make SetSail more user friendly for both longtime SetSailors and newcomers. Sarah, our technical Guru (amongst other duties), has been wrestling with this for the past year. The new look is the result of those labors. We are not yet ready to share, but the new year will bring […]
It Is America’s Cup Season and Time To Ogle
Your SetSail team will be reporting next week from Down Under. If we find ourselves with spare time we’ll see if we can get a look at the 72s trailing on Auckland harbor. This America’s Cup promises to be the most interesting ever. Unbelievable speeds, intense competition, and wonderful technology. Even if you preferred the […]
Can A Non-Planing Hull Like the FPB Operate Efficiently at Post-Planing Speeds?
Over the years we have had many tools with which to predict performance, some more accurate than others. With time, and real world experience, it has been possible to some degree to fine tune the computer output to match experience. When applied to the FPBs, results have been satisfactory: witness the performance claims of both […]
FPB 64 Introduction – Basic Specs
Every now and then in yacht design, the thousands of details involved to produce a boat combine in a unique way.. creating a vessel which performs substantially better than projected. We’ve known from the beginning of sea trials that something special had occurred with Wind Horse, the FPB Series prototype. She is so much more […]
