Size matters when owners want the freedom to cruise with or without crew, and the latest model in Steve Dashew's FPB line of ocean cruising yachts has been designed with this in mind. 'People continue to ask for an economical series-built FPB scaled to the maximum size a couple can opera...
“Steve Dashew has added his newest design to his successful FPB line of ocean cruising yachts with the Wicked FPB 97.” Click here for full article. Boat International March 2012 “Size matters when owners want the freedom to cruise with or without crew, and the latest model in Steve Dashe...
Why FPB? The Concept Explained… We’ve been chasing the holy grail of the perfect cruising yacht for 40 years. The Deerfoot, Sundeer and Beowulf series are considered the premiere sailing yachts on which to circumnavigate. The FPB fleet is judged by the most experienced owners and journalist...
Motor Yachts⁄ Custom⁄ 2005 Custom FPB 83 2005 Custom FPB 83 US$3,300,000 Beaufort, North Carolina Boat Details Description The first of the FPB series - the FPB 83, designed by Steve and Linda Dashew, she was their first powerboat in which they cruised for over 60,000 nautical mi...
taking crew has been discussed more than once. Since this subject is up for its annual review, we thought it might be an interesting exercise to share the crew vs. no crew reasoning. Although we will discuss this in the context of a FPB 97, the logic applies to smaller yachts as well...
After examining a variety of different approaches, we came back to the same aft engine room, saloon/galley great room design that had worked so well in our previous yachts. When we first looked at this boat in the water we’d come from sea trials on one of our 72-footers, and Terra ...
Above you can see one of the primary design characteristics of the FPB approach to ocean-going yachts. This great room design forms the center of the boat and combines a helm, a massive entertaining area and the galley. Part of the size comes from it being a 78′ boat but some of the...
If you have wondered what these yachts are like offshore, watch this video and its more than 75 minutes of action. Available for just $12.95 + S/H by clicking here. Or, you can enjoy the fun by viewing online at SetSail.com Better yet, order Sea Trials and Off The Beaten Path (...
In the past 35 years, over sixty of their yachts (Deerfoot, Sundeer, Beowulf, and now the FPB series) have been launched. Steve and Linda themselves have cruised more than 250,000 miles. Their FPB prototype, FPB 83Wind Horse, is a groundbreaking 83-foot (25m) ocean-crossing motor yach...
FPB History: A Look Back At The Design Cycle That Lead To These Yachts Fifteen years ago, when we were just starting to build the FPB Series prototype Wind Horse, we put together a video on the design cycle that lead to this new design. There was detailed information on her drag and ...