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Having concluded meetings with clients in Beaufort, we are off the dock and at anchor near Cape Lookout. The run out gave us a chance to check a few parameters, the results of which are encouraging. At 1800 RPM we are maintaining 11 knots with 10 knots of breeze on the beam in three-to-four-foot seas. […]

This is a post about preparing your RIB dinghy the way the professionals do it. And if you get into a little adventure with the dinghy from time to time, then the following will offer a treasure trove of hard-learned tips.    We tend to look at things in a worst-case scenario in terms of […]

We are back in Beaufort, NC, and aboard the good ship Wind Horse for a few days of testing, some of which by necessity must be done underway and some at anchor. We are gradually lighting up systems that have been mothballed since December. So far, everything is working fine. In the testing to come […]

Slicing through the barriers of what can and cannot be done with a large yacht, the Wicked FPB 97 redefines the cruising paradigm. Carbon free footprint at anchor Crew optional voyaging 5000 NM range at 11.7 knots Extreme weather survival capability, including capsize recovery Unprecedented interior design Five foot draft, and the ability to dry […]

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We are fortunate to have a uniquely talented and capable team involved with us in the FPB 97 project, and want to acknowledge their efforts. We’ll start with Ryan Wynott. Ryan first e-mailed us several years ago wondering if we needed any assistance with illustrations. Back then our long-time compatriot, Steve Davis, had us in […]

There are two FPB 64s cruising in New Zealand at present, and both made comments to us about a weather “bomb” a few days ago. Mike Parker (Avatar) sent in a link to a New Zealand Met Service post on the genesis of this weather feature, and Carol Parker sent in the photos taken at […]

Now we get to the fun stuff, or as we say on Wind Horse, “the play room.” If you are concerned with safety, ambiance, cost, and frustration, it starts and stops right here. Get the systems and drive line right and your cruising life will be most pleasurable. Get it wrong, well, that is why […]

A small but important design detail has to do with getting heavy items on/off the boat. This sequence shows a demountable jib crane, comprised of two aluminum pipes. The first series shows use with the forepeak. The halyard leads to an electric self-tailing winch. But wait, there’s more. What if you are moored stern-to, or […]

Welcome aboard the Wicked FPB 97. Would you like to have a look at the interior? She’s a little different inside than you might be expecting based on what you’ve seen from the dinghy.    We have been wrestling with the computer rendering engine for several weeks, and only this morning have we begun to […]