{"id":33534,"date":"2015-05-11T06:54:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T11:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=33534"},"modified":"2016-09-16T14:41:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T19:41:26","slug":"the-wicked-one-revealed-the-fpb-97-shows-her-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/the-wicked-one-revealed-the-fpb-97-shows-her-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wicked One Revealed – The FPB 97 Shows Her Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A fresh breeze, smooth 12.5 to 13 knots, perfect light, and world class photographer Ivor Wilkins. Not much more you could ask for.<\/p>\n
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A huge effort by the owner and his team, Circa, and Dashew Offshore: and the payoff is right here, slicing through the seas like a knife through butter, two 300 HP diesels purring.<\/p>\n
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Designing, coordinating, and building yachts is a difficult business. It takes dedication, long hours, attention to detail, often with a dose of frustration mixed in. Most of the folks involved do it because they have no choice, it’s in their blood.<\/p>\n
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Now a word about the photographer. Ivor Wilkins has been shooting our yachts for the past 20\u00a0years. He is the consummate technician, artist, and a wonderful human being. If you are in New Zealand and want the best on this planet, give Ivor a call.<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ll close with our favorite for the day. Where do you want to go?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"