Here is a concept for dinghies worth pondering, an inboard well for the outboard. There are many advantages.
To begin with, you get a longer waterline, cleaner water flow to the prop, and protection for the outboard from nicks and scrapes when docked.
There is also a bit more volume for storage, and a clear area for […]
So far this season tidal currents have had minimal impact on our planning. But from the entrance to New York harbor and north this changes. The channel that starts off Sandy Hook, New Jersey can give you three+ knots of help, or hindrance. Picking the best times used to entail laborious calculations. But now we […]
The transition from bucolic Intra Coastal Waterway and Dismal Swamp is startling. You exit the locks at t he head of the Swamp, pass a mile or two of countryside, catch osprey at their work, and then-
Boom! You are in the heart of a modern shipping port and major naval base.
The visual contrast to where […]
When it comes to being seen by other traffic nothing beats reflective orange. It shows up better than any other color in fog and rain, and is amazing when lit up at night. Many ships are so adorned, and the practice makes sense for yachts too.
By coincidence we photographed these two MSC container ships at […]
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One of the things we love about cruising is the variety of visual stimuli, and different life styles that come our way, in particular those with a marine flavor. In Europe we were in Cascais for an Open 60 regatta, and in Puerto Calero for the RC44 championships. Both were interesting technically, the people watching […]
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The Dismal Swamp has been a perfect ending to this little cruise along the Intra Coastal Waterway. Lovely beyond the ability of this photographer to capture; quiet, and a variety of wildlife.
We’d just gotten underway from our anchorage near Elisabeth City when we were startled to see a bald eagle cooly observing us. […]
Here is a totally different approach to a pilot house layout, the concept for which was suggested by one of the folks we have worked with to develop the the FPB 115 into what it is today.
The question was asked “Why do guests always sit behind the helm? They cannot converse with the helmsperson face […]
Progress continues in New Zealand on FPB 64s # five and six, with five being fully plated now.
This photo from several weeks ago show six coming along nicely.
We have mentioned the efficiency of series builds in the past – it is the only way we can get the cost down on such a high quality […]
We’re a day from completing the Intra Coastal Waterway. Yesterday’s run was along the Alligator River Canal, essentially a straight line which screams “boring” when viewed on a chart. We found it just the opposite.
There are creatures great and small to observe.
And a feast of nature’s textures to interest the eye.
And if there is a […]
