I recall meeting you at Isla Carmen in Baja when you were doing a sea trial on your first FPB, I was in my kayak and you were gracious enough to take the time to discuss the attributes of its design. Much later I had to stop and admire the distinctive design of an FPB docked at a marina in Panama after my transit, I had sailed a Hunter 28.5 south from San Diego. Best wishes for the future to both you and your family.

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear from you, Taff, after all those years. Thanks for bringing us up to date.

Wow! I've used fly tables in Vancouver, British Columbia many times. I spent a number of years building high-rises. It is so interesting to find out that the boats I love the most were designed by the person who developed the fly tables I worked on. Small world.

If only god could bless me with a Dashew built boat.. I'll never stop working towards something so great. Mary shaw was my grandmother's name what a lovely woman she was.. What beautiful oceancrafts you have created.. What a blessed life.. This spring I pick up a 1975 Hughes 29 and I'm modifying her the best I can for more then she was designed for..Ahhhh...

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Will: The odds are a small yacht built in that era will be strong, and take care of you. And when you are anchored off a lovely tropical island, with white sand beaches, and palm trees gently swaying you will have the most beautiful yard of infinite size, as your playground. You are much better off going now with what you can afford, than waiting for some point in the future when you can afford something bigger. Good Luck!

I love the documentary format of this channel.

What y’all have done is absolutely astonishing. Thanks for all this amazing material. Hope to see one of your masterpieces one day. Much love

Just amazing. Linda and Steve are pioneers in the modern era of pleasure boating. If I ever decide to buy a powerboat, I would long to own an FPB. Bravo!

Steve and Linda, have been following you from the start and bought your Sail books. At 83 still dreaming and would love to be able to get one of these beautiful boat. God bless you and your family.

Thank you very much for taking the time to post all these videos. It's interesting to watch these larger boats and the benefits of their scale to deal with the elements.

I will never forget seeing Wind Horse back in 2009. It looked like a proper ship. not a plastic toy like too many other boats of similar size. Thank you for the video. I've been following your webpage since 2009. Greetings from Thor in Norway.

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Thor: That would have been on our way to Svalbard, and the ice pack. I have to tell you that Norway is our favorite - even if the navy made us phone in twice a day - of all the developed countries we have visited.

Love your story, your designs and you videos. Thanks for sharing!

What a great video. It's an amazing summary of your life's work and passion with an inspirational conclusion.

I get up every day & after making my first coffee, first on the list is to check if You Two remembered someone you've never heard of! Today is Christmas . . . . Thank You xxx

What a delight to watch your videos and participate briefly with your vision, just like your Bluewater Handbook, which I was lucky to obtain a few weeks ago, Thanks !

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words, Albert: You can download free copies of our last four books for free at SetSail.com.

Thanks to both of you for sharing your stories and experience. I am enamored with your boats and love your videos.

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, we enjoy making then!

I love to see your boats! Thank you for these videos guys. You two are giving me a lot of plans for my retirement!

And, the "unsailboat" has proven a phenomenon. Always delighted to see your videos. Cheers!

@ppedro21able

4 жыл бұрын

@@masterspacetime2826 Think about how many years this hull form is being used on sailboats? Maybe "mini ships" aren't the only way to go with motorized boats. I doubt that a Nordhavn is as much fuel efficient as an FPB, or is easier to maneuver with wind, or even with less roll motion because of lower CoG. Everything that floats has trade-off's to account for. As so, Nordhavn trawlers have definitely more space, probably more comfort and feel more like ships. I suggest visiting setsail.com/ to read more about the concept of FPB from engineering and operational point of views.

Absolutely fascinating. It was great to see you out on the trapeze. I'm an ex A-Class catamaran sailor (age and health problems caused the "ex") and I used to love it out on the wire. Watching the hulls fly through the water was a beautiful experience.

Looking for the ultimate long-distance Comfort Cruise ... Is not only traditional ,,, but futuristic in the combination of design ... This will save lives ,,, it's very important ... Well done ,,, thanks ... Dave ...

@davidcarpenter9232

3 жыл бұрын

Doing something that's never been done before ,,, is much more than ... Just throwing money at a project ... Safe efficient Cruiser that can take any weather ,,, is the ultimate design ... Every boat Builders goal ...

I’m so glad I came across this and your channel your so blessed such beautiful boats I wish I could afford one maybe some day

I love your input on the entirety of the process of how you got to this yacht is changed me and my significant others views on our purchase of our next boat thanks so much thought the icebergs would be too narrow and pitchy but found we can make up for in performance up hill so thanks

Gday Steve n Linda, Thank you for the latest video , as always some really beautiful shorelines and familiar seas. Watching those hulls cut their way into a firm sea is just so pleasing to me . As always ,i look forward to your next video . MUCH RESPEST from DOWN UNDER

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig: We very much enjoy watching the boats going through the water as well, although we'd much rather be onboard than looking at the computer. But some times it is not until we have come back and studied the videos and photos that we would catch some of the subtle elements that escaped notice at first.

Thank you

I *love* the scene at 17:28. Blue sea and sky and both of you in the warm golden glow inside the FPB.

I was scrolling around and got excited that this was from 3 weeks ago, then I opened it up, saw that I had put a thumbs up already, got disappointed and watched it again anyway.

Thank you for sharing amazing

The fantastic Dashews !

Super awesome..I like .

Thank You Tech & Learning Good Video Work

My grin was so big I must have resembled the Cheshire Cat, what an amazing way to live!!!

The image of a couple, alone, steaming along at a nice pace, at night, in the middle of an ocean on a well-trimmed vessel is so compelling The analysis of the buoyancy of a transom in a breaking inlet is such an adept understanding of seamanship There is so much more, but your vision of actually being on a boat, underway is compelling, a practical poetry I am not in the financial range of one of your boats, and I do not have the disposition to devote myself to the level of mechanical complexity you are comfortable with, and for which you have the talent Have you ever given any thought to much simpler boats, of say 11 meters? Footnote: I have been at sea on Fountaine Pajot 45 footers and as much as I viewed these catamarans as not-real-sailboat monstrosities, there is something to be said for a boat with a shaded porch (it is true they have a weird "drifting" motion, and do bang on waves in higher seas)

That is a creative and sense-full approach to a specific subject and a beautiful perspective and approach to living this existence, Bravo and best Wishes :) actually in my head laying plans for electric, sun powered cruising boat, thinking about optimal hull design, minimal air and water resistance, lot of solar surface on superstructure, Yours FPB's are important inspirations, take it further, there is still ocean of possibilities :)

Quickly safely and.....I love it your both a gift to the boating world thank you very much now we just have to make it self righting which in turn would effect Performance but would be a great addition

This is a great video, I have recently heard about these great boats. It’s interesting learning how the design evolved thanks guy

I hope you guys understand how you have redefined the fluid dynamics spectrum of boating...I have a little advice and cheat code...if you take rifle bullets, particularly 30 caliber sniper rounds and Berger profile bullets and cut them in half ..they are also exact copies of your design..the effects of yaw and other fluid dynamics concepts can be evaluating on a smaller scale.

Came into existence is a great line!!!

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Howdy Classicracer: Noticed the UK address and wonder if you remember a 60' proa called Crossbow? Some cigarette company offered to ship Beowulf V and us over to race her. We said sure, but on both tacks. Some years later we were trying out the new Tornado cat and were at a regatta and got to know Reg White. He figured they would have beaten us on their good tack but not by much. Reg was sailing with Bob Fisher, and several times we rounded weather marks with him. And then off he'd go. Fisher was a blur setting the boat up. We could not touch their speed. He won - we came in a lowly third. And we realized if we wanted to play the olympic game we would have to be a lot more serious. We went cruising.

@classicraceruk1337

4 жыл бұрын

DashewOffshore Hi I don’t know the people you mention but I can understand going up against professional sailors those guys are unreal.The only thing I can compare that to was the first I raced my motorcycle nationally was not used to seeing how the pro’s did their stuff realised I had a lot to learn. I went flying instead!!!!!

its been 8 months since your last video, i hope all is well with you guys during this pandemic

I knew it was possible. I had always viewed modern motorboats as diesel guzzling inefficient monsters and had always wondered why semi-displacement was not studied more. It would be nice if smaller similar affordable boats were built for coastal cruising and allowing for truck transportation. Imagine, 1Gallon/hour, average 10knots and steady as a rock.

@sharonbraselton4302

2 жыл бұрын

planibg hukks beyrr mager 65 yagt 13 knots

Fantastic boat and story! Will you ever do an FPB with a podded turboelectric drive? There are a few advantages... For one the prop axis can be aligned with the flow axis under the transom rather than the shaft axis going to the engines for greater efficiency. Also, you can have shut off one of two generator sets when full power is not needed while running both props. You can also have two or more generator sets and a single skeg, single prop hull which is a tad more efficient. The generators can also be positioned anywhere on the boat to optimize the roll center since they are no longer connected to the props by shafts. The pods are 360 degree azimuthing making for better maneuverability in marinas or in bad weather because you are no longer captive to rudder authority based on forward speed.

I was surprised to hear you say that powering costs less per mile than sailing. Could you elaborate on that?

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

When we added up the total operating costs of Beowulf, and divided this by the 40,000 miles she had done, it came out to a little over three dollars per nautical mile. The biggest chunk of this was sail replacement. With a smaller yacht we might have pushed the sails out a bit further before replacing them. I should add that we bought sails during the slow winter season to take advantage of the better pricing. When you add to this servicing the running and sanding rigging, and pulling and inspecting the masts every few years it does add up. Wind Horse around $2.35/ mile . Diesel was the biggest number but her range and large tanks allowed us to buy fuel where it was efficient. For example, in 2008 when we stopped in Halifax diesel was $6.00 per gallon. In Greenland it was $2.45. I think fuel was about $1.75 per nautical mile overall on average. The rest was things like oil changes, a 25,000 hour rebuild allowance, etc.

Love these boats! Is it possible for a couple (owners/operators) to cruise alone worldwide with the FPB 97? Do some countries require professional crew at this size (more than 24metres...) or is it purely up to the flag state of the vessel to decide this?

love the videos, the audio/video on this one doesn't seem synced up properly though.

I am loving all your filming and info. When you were sailing, did other sailors know you or your yachts when they happened to be around at anchor etc.?

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Scot: We tried to be low key, but that usually did not work. Which was fine because we love talking about boats. And always got good ideas talking with other cruisers.

I love how he said "she has to be with me re Mrs. Dashew

@user-lk8vp8gy2e

2 ай бұрын

Wonderful!!!!!❤

Is there a particular type of aluminum best suited for salt water cruisers?

What was your fuel consumption at cruise and at max speed? What was the displacement and engine size. What was the cruise speed and max speed. I am a amblatory paraplegic, so I have severe Balance issues. I have loved sailboats all my life but have not owned one until now, I've only been sailing twice. I love the look of sailboats and the quietness of them but I'm concerned about being able to sail in my condition. This boat design is very interesting to me, I'm already thinking how I could modify my Luger 27 with it's 9.8 knot hull to do something similar to what you have done.

Very nice videos, congratulations, can you provide me an idea of cost of the FB Cochis type vessel, i notice that you FB will work fine near Antartica, thank you very much...

Have you ever considered hybrid diesel/ electric with a props that rotate like thrusters ?

I love these videos and the boats too. But I’m curious why new posts are made when my understanding is that they are no longer being manufactured?

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Howdy Brett: We have been planning to do these for many years, but it is only since retiring and with Covid 19 restricting what we can do, that we got serious about them. The response has been overwhelming - thanks everybody for that - and since folks seem to be enjoying the end product we have kept at it.

@brettrun8575

4 жыл бұрын

DashewOffshore Thank you for the reply! We all just wish that you would continue to build these magnificent boats!!

@RogerWilco1

4 жыл бұрын

brett run Circa marine seems to be continuing to build boats like this. They are custom though so I’m not sure if they have the FPB magic, or if you need a Dashew project manager to get that.

@brettrun8575

4 жыл бұрын

Roger Wilco that’s great news! I believe this is the same yard that built the Dashew yachts so hopefully they will have the DNA.

@GI-AUS

4 жыл бұрын

@@brettrun8575 Also see artnautica.eu/lrc65/

At the risk of sounding like a drama queen, I literally grew up on powerboats. My entire family on one side was in various boat businesses from my great grandfather who had some of the first seismograph boats in the Gulf of Mexico to my grandfather on the other side of the family who operated commercial fishing boats. The biggest hurdle for younger people to jump pertaining to powerboats is the availability of affordable vessels. It's even a hurdle to me as I prepare to retire. Yes, any boob can buy a Nordhavn or perhaps one of your excellent designs...all it takes is one half million dollars and who knows how much each year to operate it. Not present on the market are smaller (10 meters or less) boats that the average person who doesn't spend every penny he makes can afford. Even more serious is the dearth of affordable used boats...the method by which many if not most young people go to sea. They can easily find an older blue water capable sailboat, put in a modest amount of sweat equity, and before too many years pass are sailing said boat to every destination imaginable. Try to do that with a used blue water capable power boat. Good luck finding one.

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Threat: I agree. Get an overbuilt early fiberglass sailboat that few want, put in sweat equity, and go...now.

What gorgeous yachts, will the concept work in a smaller yacht with less ambitious passage plans?like island hopping? Cheers Warren

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Warp2: Some of the elements work, but since people don't shrink and even the smallest yacht has basic systems, it is much harder to design a good small boat than a large one. The smallest sailboat we actually built for others was the Sundeer 56. We did a preliminary design for what was essentially a forty foot fractional sloop in a 55' hull. That would. have been a cool boat, but we could not figure out how to manage the large numbers of orders, so we stayed in the larger end of the market. The powerboat side is easier to scale down.

@CheersWarren

4 жыл бұрын

@@DashewOffshore , hi Steve , thanks for reply, yes I was thinking of a power boat, an easily driven sort of 'sailboat type' with the stability and safety of your design. Probably 40-45' length range but accommodations of 35-38' , plenty for room for a couple and occasional guests . Not necessarily full time liveaboard but seasonal cruising. with easy passages between areas. cheers warren

I was curious what “FPB” was an abbreviation for but after transversing the ICW on the East coast I was able to guess which word was the F was for and it wasn’t First Power Boat…)))

Most of what I've heard is people shifting from monohulls to multihulls. They say it's more comfortable in multihulls because there is less heeling. In your case, you've taken the opposite from catamaran to monohull. Can you kindly explain why? Thank you.

Did the impressive speeds the yacht accomplished result from a combination of prop thrust and sail power?

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Morning Minus: If you are referring to Wind Horse, the FPB 83, its just those two little John Deeres (150 HP each). Beowulf, the78' ketch, was all sail. She was by far the fastest of the two with a top speed ol record of 33 knots one memorable night with Linda on watch.

I’d love to hear why you stuck with a mono hull rather than a cat. Great video and you’ve so much practical experience I would value your opinion.

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Several long stories in that question. Short answer one is we were bringing Intermezzo back from Mexico, planning on building a 60' version of Beowulf Vl. The slow pace of Intermezzo was driving us crazy - well, me at least. We were anchored off Cedros Island when a Santa Ana blew up. Making the anchorage a dangerous lee shore. Running south for Bahia Sur we were knocked flat, carrying deeply reefed main and storm staysail. A cat would have capsized and the story would have ended right there. Fast forward to where we knew something of design and construction and we quickly learned that for a given budget you will always be faster and more comfortable in rough going with a monohull. When we started thinking about power it quickly became apparent the very high initial stability of power cats would be uncomfortable on a passage.

@RogerWilco1

4 жыл бұрын

DashewOffshore Now that’s a perspective you can’t find from yacht brokers. Thank you!

Question are they still producing these ships?

15:40 St Katherines Dock, London! I would have come and said hi.

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

We are not city cruisers, but found St Katherines and the whole London experience great fun.

I’m interested in buying one of the FPBs, but am concerned that I lack the expertise needed. I know I can sail, but it seems the FPBs are very specialized. I can’t replicate your years of circumnavigation that led to the FPB. So what would you recommend? Is there standard training for powerboats or a certification that you think would be appropriate to get?

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Roger: That's an interesting question. There are two parts to the answer. First, there are many courses offered depending on where you are located and how far you are willing to go. You can also hire a professional skipper to bring you up to speed. Just be sure they understand their job is to train you. As to how difficult, or easy, an FPB is to operate, that's a relative question. The most difficult aspect with any yacht is in tight quarters. Here, our inherent maneuverability is key and you will find us much easier to work into and out of tight spots (the first rule is when in doubt, don't.. Anchor out and wait until conditions improve.) The rest is easy. The most important skill is understanding weather and you can start on that today. If you apply yourself in six months you can be at 80%, a year gets you to 90%, 95% in another couple of years, the last five percent take a while. Sue Grant at Berthon International deals with your type of question often and she can probably point you in the right direction as well as help you find a boat.

Go fast, Go comfortably, Go safely ~ Dashew ... 38’ Power Trimaran ... Twin - Honda 15 hp engines ... Full load, both engines at top speed (5,800 rpm). Fuel consumption is 1.412 gph. per engine Speed is 12.3 knots. 100 gallons fuel gives 435 nautical miles ... Half load, both engines at mid speed (4,000 rpm). Fuel consumption is 0.62 gph. per engine Speed is 11 knots. 100 gallons fuel gives 887 nautical miles ... Half load, one engine at low mid speed (3,000 rpm). Fuel consumption is 0.407 gph. per engine Speed is 8 knots. 100 gallons fuel gives 1,965 nautical miles ... Minimal load, one engine at low speed (2,000 rpm). Fuel consumption is 0.169 gph. per engine Speed is estimated at 5 knots. 100 gallons fuel gives 2,958 nautical miles

God i wish i could buy your boat that is for sale now. I fear i wont be able to in time - Will the plans be made available so i can build one in the future?

a 45ft FPB for ocean crossing and a 26ft trailerable FPB with a 2k mile range with kitesail assist would be awesome.

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea, but way too much work!

11:11 - how much liquid weight can you transfer aft to encourage this sort of 'forefoot out' behaviour?

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

The only time we trimmed by the stern was in really heavy going. Normal trades, we trimmed flat.That bow coming clean is dynamic lift under the hull, but starting way aft.

New here ,what does FPB stand for?

It's so nice to be so rich. Well, it's a lot of money well spent.

@Bullshit1011

4 жыл бұрын

Niaaal all earned by the looks of it

Oh to have the time & money to spend your life discovering how to build better boats to enable you to have better adventures - one day!

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

And to get paid for doing it too! However, we can assure you that it is very hard work. And there is a degree of stress involved managing vendors who sometimes think they can ignore the plans and specifications.

@T-Sav

4 жыл бұрын

@@DashewOffshore Ah you get paid to do so? Do you have a video explaining what it is you do would love to find out? I guess you are testing new hardware for vendors? If you ever need to pass on that job to anyone do let me know! :)

I am pleased to see this video from experts in cruising. But if you stress speed so much why not go for the multihull solution which gives you more speed.Foiling on a trimaran lets you reach more speed and so cross the atlantic much faster. Ok some drawbacks on comfort maybe

What if you had used THE Amazon PROJECT bottom of hull design .

Have you considered a SeyRay amphibious plane to travel with? The have a foldable wing model. Great boat.

Where are you now ?

Do you have any plans to sail from the US to Europe in the next few months? I am trying to get home to malta and cannot fly home due to medical issues. If you can help me, please let me know. I just want to get home to my family.

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Comato: No plans right now to go anywhere. We are locked down by our doctors until this C19 virus has been dealt with.

@leisurely6711

4 жыл бұрын

@@DashewOffshore stay safe.

@leisurely6711

4 жыл бұрын

Any chance you can pass my story around in hopes someone can see it and help?gf.me/u/yg623p

omg i just realized what that weird boat that I saw was.

@thenauticalnomadmactire

9 ай бұрын

so, i was living Erie PA towards put in bay Ohio on SSV Niagara and i saw something i did not recognize heading towards Erie PA.

I understand that when you're too old for a 70 foot boat, you do have worries. But why just downsize? As a sailor, I struggle to understand how it is possible to transfer to powerboat

@DashewOffshore

4 жыл бұрын

Believe me, Lelegume, I struggled with the fizzboat issue as well. There were several drivers in the decision: First, I was as hooked on flying my glider as I was on sailing. Way more buzz. Next we really wanted to do some work in the Arctic, and Beowulf was not the right boat for that. I had a replacement for Beowulf already designed. It would been able to do with code zeroes what we needed a pair of kites for before. But working drawings to sea trials = 3.5 years on a project like this. We would be forced to detune, go slower. Going smaller does not help much offshore. In fact, it can be a detriment, Finally, I was intrigued by the challenge of doing a self righting comfortable power boat, something that does not otherwise exist. The FPB is a tool for us, and where before we derived the greatest satisfaction from a well made passage, Wind Horse was about exploring. Prior to Wind Horse I was averaging close to 300 hours a yer in the glider. This dropped to less than 100 which was really not sufficient to maintain required skill levels. However, I still don't like power boats and am embarrassed to pull; into an anchorage of cruising sailboats.

@voilemontagne

4 жыл бұрын

@@DashewOffshore well thanks for the answer! It's always interesting to discuss about things like that

Great boat but it needs a deck gun :)

And I finally want to cross the oceans with a woman who loves her. It's a dream. But what I saw in you is so beautiful that I think I will try to find financing for a swath vessel with sails and photovoltaic panels.🙂

No visits to Australia

A POWERBOAT....blasphemy! LOL