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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 things that take time to sort out, a few items that don’t work as advertised… …and plenty of time...

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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 a week, things are going well. The stabilizers are now working, plumbing is checked off except for...

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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 engines are new and in their break-in period, we are running a little harder than normal. The photo above is...

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FPB 78-1 Sea Trials: Dinghy Launch – posted by Sarah

I’ve arrived in wintery Whangarei to take part in sea trials with Cochise.  With guests on hand and a beautiful, cool day, we headed out in the bay to drop anchor and test the dinghy launch system....

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FPB 78-1 Cochise: Preliminary Wave Analysis

A quick couple of photos of Cochise at cruise, taken from FPB 64-11 (both FPBs are undergoing sea trials). The first photo is at 2/3rds payload doing 10.7 knots. Second photo shows Cochise at 13.25...

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FPB 78-1 Trials: First BBQ, 3.1416, And Other Items

FPB 78-1 Cochise stern to stern with FPB 64-7 Buffalo Nickel. This does give you a sense of scale. FPB 78-3 owner Pete Rossin shows the less experienced FPBers how to break in a new BBQ. If the...

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FPB 78-1 Sea Trial Video: Cochise Surfing Like A Pro

Cochise had a chance to test surfing skills Sunday, down near Auckland…Check out the video below. But wait — there’s more. Stay tuned…

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FPB 78-1 Video: The Ultimate Surfboard? Watch and Find Out

The video you are about to watch represents a seminal moment in the design arc of the FPB world. The last two minutes take place in some of the most difficult steering conditions we have ever seen in...

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FPB 64-11 DreamTime and a Few Days Off From FPB 78-1 Sea Trials

We’ve had a few days testing Cochise on our own, hanging out in the Bay of Islands. We’ve had FPB 64-11 for company part of the time, and she’s been a lovely companion in the nearly full moonlight....

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FPB 78-1 Cochise Interior: First Look

The time has come to invite you aboard Cochise. The photos are self explanatory. More details to follow.

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FPB 78 Video: Quiet-As Cochise

The already quiet FPB 78 is now almost silent in powerboat terms, with some exhaust system refinements. As we continue to fine-tune, the boat will get even quieter. Take a look at the short video...

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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 burn rates for upcoming passage planning.

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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.

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FPB 78 Aft Deck: A Study in Flexibility

The aft deck of the FPB 78 is a study in flexibility. From a stored on-deck mode used in port, to a clear aft deck when at anchor, is easily accomplished in a couple of minutes. Looking aft here from...

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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: no pressure wash can test for leaks like good old Mother Nature!

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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. Whatever the weather and wherever your eyes lead, there is a constantly evolving mix of...

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It Is Time

It has been a wet and windy winter for FPB 78-1 Cochise and her Kiwi boat builders at Circa. Perfect for sea trials. But now, with 200+ hours on the engines and the days getting longer, we have been...

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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 offering us southerly quadrant winds, our booms are out, and we are slipping along at 11...

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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, “Beautiful sky, albatross photo yesterday, lasagna for dinner...

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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 point you have to say “Enough, we are out of here.” In our case a reasonable weather window was...

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