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Once In A Blue Moon Deal – Updated 12/7/2015
We offered SetSailors this special Once in a Blue Moon Deal earlier this year. As the holidays approach, our inventory is almost sold out. With just a few hundred copies left, the sale continues …As...
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Re-Thinking FPB Prop Design
You are looking at one of the two ZF propellers for FPB 78-1. Very high aspect ratio blades with relative low blade area. But maybe this isn’t the optimum.Almost all propeller design software is based...
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FPB 78-1 Has Sole
With the annual holiday shutdown at Circa comes a massive cleanup of the work in progress…And a chance to see what things look like with less clutter. With the great room sole in place, this is the...
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Dashew Offshore – A Bit Of History Part 1
Innismara, the yacht that started us thinking so many years ago…We’ve been digging through old photos and came across this shot of the New Zealand yacht Innismara, a 67-foot cutter designed and built...
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Dashew Offshore: A Bit Of History Part 2 – The Big Roach Cruising Main
You are looking at a huge mistake: a new mainsail that did not fit, with too much roach.John Conser and I had miscommunicated. The new, super high tech and high cost main for Deerfoot II did not fit....
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Birth Announcement – We Are Expecting
We’re expecting and we are excited to share. Check back on Wednesday January 20th for a look at our new baby.
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The New Baby Has Really Long Legs
Check back Wednesday, Jan 20th for the birth announcement.
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FPB 70 – A New Baby Sister!
There’s a new kid on the block, a smaller sibling to the FPB 97 and 78, and like most younger family members, this one is as tough as nails.The FPB 70 incorporates performance characteristics and...
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FPB 78-1 Last Details: Quick Visit
Creating, fine tuning, and testing yachts intended for serious cruising is demanding, intense work–as you can see above.We are in New Zealand, vetting details and checking some of the concepts...
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FPB 78 Custom Jewelry
You are looking at as lovely a piece of yachting jewelry as has ever been afloat. The creation of Circa’s Larry Brown, this is the inboard end of the new FPB boom control strut. It starts with a pair...
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FPB 78 -Thanksgiving 2015
We’ve been gently reminded that new content has been lacking – our feeble excuse is that we have been swamped. As it is Thanksgiving weekend and we have much for which to be thankful, a pause for a...
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FPB 78 – The Concept Evolves
The design process for us has always been an evolutionary spiral. As we get further into the project, as the pieces begin to come together, we almost always discover hidden gems that, when teased into...
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Dashew Offshore History – Fast Is Fun
Beowulf leaving Norfolk, VA on her way to the BVI at the start of the 2001 Caribbean 1500. She’s cruising along at 16 knots. Her windward ballast tanks are filled with sea water, she is upright,...
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Dashew Offshore History – How the Swim Step Came To Be
The Dashew Offshore swim step, shown above in its highest evolutionary form on the FPB 97 Iceberg, started out much more modestly. The original concept was for use when swimming, dinghy boarding, and...
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Cruising Decisions – Sometimes Spontaneity Is The Key
Many cruising decisions are based on a detailed decision making matrix. Others are based on a spontaneous decision. The latter often make for the most interesting experiences. Last week, fellow...
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FPB 78 Battery Bank And Charging Details
It is a law in the yacht building universe that the sparkies (electricians) are always the last ones off the boat. And with the DC system now almost complete, we can see the light at the end of the...
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Expanding Space With Art
You can expand your visual interior space and add interest by adding art to vertical surfaces. We’re selecting art now for FPB 78-1, looking through some of our photos from the olden days for ideas,...
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The Black Swan Theory Of Cruising – Updated
Our approach to yacht design (as well as investing) is captured by Nassim Taleb’s black swan theory of economics. The theory developed by Nassim Nicolas Taleb explains: “The disproportionate role of...
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Propping Up The FPB Concept
When it comes to naval vessels, and in particular submarines, enormous importance–and secrecy–is placed on their prop designs. It is not an exaggeration to say that in some parts of the world, a photo...
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