I’ve come to winter in Whangarei to take part in sea trials with Cochise. With guests on hand and a beautiful, cool day, …Read More
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FPB 78-1: First Sea Trial
It is a little over a week since Cochise splashed and we are on our first sea trial. As the …Read More
FPB 78-1 Cochise: Electronics Peek
Deon Ogden and Dave Minors at the Matrix con of FPB 78-1. Considering we have only been in the water …Read More
FPB 78-1: Dock Trials Report
Dock trials are always a testing period for the build boat crew and designers. There will be a list of …Read More
FPB 78-1 Free At Last!
FPB 78-1 Cochise is roaming free–at last. Running at 12 knots here, Cochise exhibits a similar bow wave to the relatives …Read More
FPB 78-1 Cochise: Launched In A Gale – And In Its Element
Wednesday, June 8, 2016: the wind is blowing 25 to 30 knots gusting into the 40s, with intermittent rain squalls. …Read More
FPB 78-1 Moving Day
FPB 781 Cochise is on the move…
FPB 781: The Time Is Near
Soon now… Cochise makes her journey to the launch facility this weekend. Depending on weather, sometime next week it begins. …Read More
Dashew Offshore History: Lessons Learned
Our family cruising photo taken in the Bora Bora lagoon in 1977. Note the banana stalk hanging off the mizzen …Read More
FPB 78-1: We Are Having A Blast (And Other Details)
There is a hint in this photo that the day of reckoning draws near. Care to guess? We will tell …Read More
