Come on board with Stan and Valerie Creighton as they get acquainted with FPB 64-7 Buffalo Nickel during their first day of close quarters maneuvering. Read the rest »
Posted by admin (April 24, 2013) | Comments (0)
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FPB 64 Videos
A series of videos made aboard FPB 64s.Open House With A Blow
The excitement of sea trials and open house is over and we are back in Arizona with a load of photos and video to process. Read the rest »
Posted by Steve Dashew (October 20, 2012) | Comments (8)
First Passage: FPB 64 Iron Lady Surfing to Tonga in a Gale
With a bit of offshore experience under your belt, and the right yacht, preparing for and executing ocean crossings becomes routine. You will get to the point where you will decide to go on Monday, spend the next couple days provisioning, and be gone by Thursday. But the first time you head for the horizon, there’s going to be some trepidation. It happens with everyone.
Posted by admin (May 16, 2012) | Comments (3)
FPB 64 – Going Smoothly
While our usual fair is more extreme weather than this video depicts, there are some lessons for us here as well, not the least of which is the efficiency at work you are about to watch on your computer screen. The video was shot by Brian Rickard on a recent cruise with the Henrys aboard the FPB 64 Sarah Sarah, in British Columbia.
Sarah Sarah has a full payload of the Henry’s gear aboard and half tanks. She weighs around 80,000 pounds / 36,000kg, and is running at nine knots through the water (net of current). This is a speed length ratio of 1.15, on the low side of where the FPB 64s normally operate in smooth water.
Posted by Steve Dashew (October 30, 2011) | Comments (4)
Analysis Of Headsea Encounters
We are in the habit of dissecting video of our yachts to study their action and reaction in various wave trains. There are a variety of video editing packages which facilitate this (these days we use Final Cut Pro). Slowing down and/or stopping action, and occasionally speeding things up, often tease out details that are missed by those onboard (ourselves included).
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Posted by Steve Dashew (April 3, 2011) | Comments (0)
FPB 64 & 83 Upwind Comparison Video
Last spring we started work on a video comparing the upwind motion of the FPB 64 and the FPB 83.
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Posted by Steve Dashew (December 29, 2010) | Comments (3)
FPB 64-1 Avatar Sea Trials
Join us for sea trials aboard the FB 64 Avatar.
Posted by Steve Dashew (February 20, 2010) | Comments (0)
FPB 64-2, Sarah Sarah, New Zealand to Neah Bay
This video was taken at various times between New Zealand and Neah Bay, Washington, aboard the FPB 64 Sarah Sarah. It shows the worst of the conditions encountered and how Sarah Sarah dealt with them.
Posted by Steve Dashew (February 20, 2010) | Comments (0)
FPB Videos
Videos have been reorganized into their own subcategories. There are two sections; FPB 64 videos where you are now, and a second section for FPB 83, Wind Horse, videos on the sidebar to the right.
Posted by Steve Dashew (December 30, 2009) | Comments (1)