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FPB 78-1 First Passage: The Hardest Part Is Just Going

Getting away on first passages are the hardest. There is always more to do than time allows. But at some …Read More

FPB 78-1 Cochise Halfway To Fiji: Posted by Sarah

This afternoon’s latitude/longitude ping from Cochise‘s Iridium shows the crew well along the route to Fiji. Reports from on board attest, …Read More

FPB 78-1 Underway Towards Fiji

Breem Head is in our wake, and Cochise is running free, squared away towards the north. We’ve got high pressure …Read More

It Is Time

It has been a wet and windy winter for FPB 78-1 Cochise and her Kiwi boat builders at Circa. Perfect …Read More

FPB 78 Great Room: A Study In Light

The FPB 78 Great Room brings with it a festival of light, a wondrous ever-changing melding of inside and out. …Read More

FPB 78 Video: Cochise Heaves-To And Stays Dry

Cochise heaves-to FPB style during sea trials… …Keeping her crew comfortable and dry. Be sure to watch to the end: …Read More

FPB 78-1 Cochise Aft Deck: A Study in Refinements

The aft deck of the FPB 78 is a study in flexibility. The engine room air vent also serves as …Read More

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FPB 78 Video: Night Entrance to Whangaroa

We’ve had a chance to use our new nav tools… …while making a night entrance to the harbor at Whangaroa.

FPB 78 Video: Testing Fuel Burn for Passage Planning

The following short video shows us testing FPB 78-1 Cochise in different rpm configurations. This is important to confirm fuel …Read More