Acest videoclip urmărește fundalul Lindei și Steve Dashew și vă oferă o privire intimă asupra procesului lor unic de design. De la prima barcă cu pânze care a spart bariera de 30 de noduri – acum 50 de ani – până la dezvoltarea seriei revoluționare FPB de super crucișătoare cu motor, totul este aici. Design-urile lui Dashew se bazează pe experiența lor din lumea reală, navigând în zone atât de diferite precum Polinezia Franceză și Svalbard, Fiji și Antartica, Alaska și Hawaii, Groenlanda și Mexic. Dacă vrei să știi de ce creațiile lui Steve și Lindei se comportă așa cum o fac, urmărește acest videoclip.
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Barcă cu pânze la barca cu motor | Design până la prima trecere a prototipului din seria FPB
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
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.
What a great video. It's an amazing summary of your life's work and passion with an inspirational conclusion.
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.
It's so nice to be so rich. Well, it's a lot of money well spent.
Great boat but it needs a deck gun 🙂
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 love the scene at 17:28. Blue sea and sky and both of you in the warm golden glow inside the FPB.
I love the documentary format of this channel.
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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.
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?
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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)
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.
Have you considered a SeyRay amphibious plane to travel with? The have a foldable wing model. Great boat.
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?
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?
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.
Is there a particular type of aluminum best suited for salt water cruisers?
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
New here ,what does FPB stand for?
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…
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
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
Super awesome..I like .
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.🙂
Have you ever considered hybrid diesel/ electric with a props that rotate like thrusters ?
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 …
its been 8 months since your last video, i hope all is well with you guys during this pandemic
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’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
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 🙂
Go fast, Go comfortably, Go safely ~ Dashew
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38’ Power Trimaran
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Twin – Honda 15 hp engines
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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
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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
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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
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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
I love how he said "she has to be with me re Mrs. Dashew
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.
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…)))
Where are you now ?
No visits to Australia
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.
A POWERBOAT….blasphemy! LOL
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.
Question are they still producing these ships?
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.
Thank you for sharing amazing
What if you had used THE Amazon PROJECT bottom of hull design .