The interior decks of the FPB 97 offer many opportunities and a few challenges. There is an enormous amount of volume, which is wonderful to have at anchor, and we want to preserve the sense of openness that comes with that space. But this is a seagoing vessel. There are certain requirements that relate thereto: […]
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FPB Cruising As A Couple – How Big Can You Go and What Are The Tradeoffs
When we first started seriously thinking about going cruising, the accepted wisdom held that a couple could, at best, handle a 38-footer. A unique opportunity came our way to purchase a beautifully maintained and almost new 50-footer, and even though she seemed almost too big, we quickly adapted to Intermezzo’s size, and were happy to […]
FPB 97 – The Foundation Part ll
Where you intend to cruise, and the ambient weather with which the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) have to deal, is the starting point for the systems analysis and their integration into the rest of the design. The space these take for installation has an impact on structure and interior design, and the power […]
Antenna Allowances For The Modern Yacht – A Wicked Conundrum
Growing up navigating by sextant and lead line taught us to appreciate modern electronics. We love radar, GPS, SONAR, and AIS. We are attached to free wifi, and data via cell service. What we don’t like is a hodge podge of antennae strewn here and there. So the farm – as in antenna farm – […]
FPB 97 – The Foundation On Which Successful Cruising Is Built: Part One
When it comes to creating a successful yacht for long distance voyaging, you have to start with the fundamentals, and build from there. Get the foundation right, and everything else falls into place. Get it wrong, and regardless of how cool the boat looks, or how much you like the interior, the real world experience […]
FPB 97 – Designed For Reality
“Having a boat that can deal with whatever might happen—no matter what—provides a mental comfort level that defines their view of happy sailing.”–Bill Parlatore, Editor, Passagemaker Magazine Designing, specifying, and building a modern cruising yacht demands clear goals about what the yacht is intended to do and an intellectually rigorous holistic approach to the […]
FPB 97 – The Wicked One Revealed
“The 83ft-long (25m) wave-piercer…could 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.” –Motor Boat & Yachting The sun has set, the chimes […]
Why FPB?
“Knowing without reservation that a boat can take care of itself while still providing comfort and safety in truly abysmal conditions is at the core of the Dashews’ philosophy of minimal worry.”-Bill Parlatore, Passagemaker Magazine When you set out to turn those dreams of cruising to distant ports into reality, you are beset with conflicting […]
Fanning The Wicked Flames
Fanning Atoll is one of those magical places rarely visited by cruising yachts. The lagoon is beautiful, the islanders friendly, and if you happen to be transiting the Pacific to the north during hurricane season, it is the perfect place to wait until you have a clear run up to Hawaii. Fanning lies close […]
FPB 64 2012 Calendar
Brian Rickard has put together a 2012 calendar featuring the FPB 64. They’re available through Lulu.com, an independent publisher. You can check them out by clicking the link below.
