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The Berthon Sales Group works with Steve and Linda Dashew supporting the FPB fleet. FPB, which is short for ‘Functional Power Boat’ has been described as a paradigm shift for motor yachting.

FPBs offer exceptional sea keeping and vast range – the FPB series has been developed from the original 83 foot FPB WINDHORSE which Steve and Linda designed and built for their use after the sale of their iconic record breaking 80 foot ketch BEOWULF. They cruised her for over 60,000 nautical miles and used their experience aboard her to develop other FPB models.

FPBs offer range, the ability to surf, recovery from capsize and are ruggedly built to withstand punishment in high and low latitude as well as providing a comfortable and well ventilated platforms in the tropics. Their oversized stabilisers are effective at sea, housed in separated coffer dams for security and allow the yachts to dry out when needed. All have Great Rooms that offer 360 degree vision in a space that is used for relaxing, eating, food preparation and from which the yacht is controlled.

The FPB programme has now closed because Steve and Linda have retired and there will be no new FPBs built. The complete FPB fleet comprises 18 hulls – 11 x 64s, 2 x 70s, 3 x 78s, 1 x 83 and 1 x 97. We work with Dashew Offshore to offer the definitive brokerage service for these yachts. We also hold all the plans – lines and all technical drawings as well as the original design notes written by Steve and Linda. We are organising these into an archive for the future and to offer a resource to the owners of the FPB fleet members.

The future of FPB Motor Yachts – with MD Sue Grant & designer Steve Dashew

The FPB 64 fleet is well proven and is the perfect tool for a couple with guests to cruise far aboard. They provide a safe and reliable platform for their owners and guests with a range of over 5,000 nautical miles.

The most recent FPB design – the FPB 70. They were developed for family cruising with guests providing a bridge between the FPB 64 and the larger FPB 78, which has the potential to carry crew, to deliver an owner-driver yacht with flexible guest accommodation.

FPB 78 #1 was built for Steve and Linda Dashew and launched in June 2016. She was followed by 2 further FPB 78s. These yachts are easy to handle, with volume enough for dedicated crew quarters.

FPB 78, GREY WOLF II

Class: FPB 78, Year: 2017 Location: Guernsey, UK Price: US$6,500,000

FPB 78, COCHISE

Class: FPB 78, Year: 2016 Location: Lymington, Hampshire, UK Price: US$6,500,000

The first of the Functional Power Boats from Dashew Offshore, the only FPB 83 was built for Steve and Linda Dashew, to be operated easily by two people but with good accommodation for six.

FPB 83, WIND HORSE

Class: FPB 83, Year: 2005 Location: Beaufort, NC, USA Price: US$3,300,000

The largest and fastest of the FPB fleet to launch the FPB 97 provides effortless transatlantic ability at over 12 knots.

Forever a concept yacht – the FPB 130 demonstrates how the qualities of the FPB brand can be successfully scaled in order to deliver a crewed yacht with enormous range, speed and extraordinary seakeeping.

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Dashew’s Cruising : Steve and Linda Dashew sail the FPB 83 Wind Horse from the fjords of Svalbard to 80 degrees North. Read more .

Read about _ Wind Horse_’s transpacific voyage and see the photos .

The seasoned voyagers discover the magic of the historic St. Katharine Docks and England’s vibrant capital. Read more .

** Dashew’s Designs:** The Dashew 83 Offshore Motor Vessel defies convention.

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This Rugged Military-Style 83-Foot Explorer Yacht Can Cruise Nearly 10,000 Miles on a Single Tank

The first of the fabled dashew offshore fpbs, wind horse was designed to take you anywhere in the world., howard walker, howard walker's most recent stories.

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Ready to cast off, head off and explore the world? One of the most iconic explorer yachts ever built, the 83-foot Wind Horse could be yours for its next world-girding adventure.

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In one eight-month voyage in 2008, the Dashews cruised from Southern California, through the Panama Canal, north to Canada and then across to Greenland. And because they could, they carried on to England. That trip was almost 10,000 miles in total—compared to maybe 500 miles most yacht owners with a similar-sized vessel cruise each year.

On another voyage, the Dashews ventured farther north than they’d ever been on any of their sailboat adventures, ending up in remote Svalbard, between mainland Norway and the North Pole.

“We will always have a soft spot in our hearts for Wind Horse . She was truly our magic carpet ride,” says Steve Dashew who designed the yacht as the first-of-many, look-alike Dashew Offshore FPBs—short for Functional Power Boats.

Built from lightweight aluminum by Kelly Archer Boatbuilders in New Zealand, the yacht was designed to be capable of tackling the most extreme weather and roughest seas. Measuring 83 feet, but with a beam of just 19 feet, the hull is adept at slicing big waves.

And, remarkable for an 83-footer, the vessel is designed to be handled by just two people. In fact, most of the Dashews’ cruising was done with just the husband-and-wife team.

To reduce maintenance, Dashew left the exterior surfaces bare and unpainted, giving Wind Horse a love-it-or-hate-it, oxidized cinderblock-gray, appearance.

To reduce the risk of flooding in a collision, the boat also has a double bottom and series of watertight bulkheads in the hull. And to increase stability in rocky seas, there are 6,500 lbs. of lead ballast encapsulated in the double-skin hull. Fitted, huge fin stabilizers also reduce roll.

Powering the yacht is a pair of near-indestructible, commercial-grade John Deere 150hp diesels that spin 32-inch-diameter propellers. They push the yacht to a top speed of 14 knots. The engines currently have around 7,000 hours.

Despite the minesweeper-like exterior, Wind Horse is surprisingly big on liveaboard comfort. The spacious salon, with its ring of 19mm-thick tempered glass windows, is lined with golden Burmese teak that took New Zealand craftsmen over 3,000 man-hours to finish to a high gloss.

The salon includes an open helm station—rather than a separate pilothouse—which does away with the traditional steering wheel in favor of joystick control. And, as a nod to the vessel’s extreme cruising ability, all of the seating, including the sofas and helm chair, come with seatbelts for use during passages. 

Belowdecks is a spacious owners’ stateroom forward, with a king-sized bed and two ensuite guest cabins aft.

To ensure self-sufficiency on long voyages, the yacht carries almost 2,000 gallons of water, has a massive battery bank with no fewer than 15 high-capacity batteries, a 33-gallon-per-hour watermaker. The deck is designed to catch rain water.

Wind Horse , currently in Beaufort, North Carolina, is listed for $3.995 million with brokers Berthon International.

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SUNDEER 60: An Ideal Bluewater Cruising Boat

This innovative bluewater performance cruiser was one of a series of designs developed by offshore sailing guru Steve Dashew starting in 1978. Dashew’s basic concept of a long, narrow, fast boat designed to be sailed long distances by a couple first saw fruition in his Deerfoot line, which he built in fiberglass and in aluminum on a sporadic basis at several locations. The Sundeer line was more refined and focused and consisted of three boats–the Sundeer 64, 60, and 56. These were the only Dashew designs ever built on a true production basis.

The ketch-rigged Sundeer 64 boasted three double staterooms and was arguably larger than a couple would ever need. The cutter-rigged 60 and 56, which were absolutely identical but for an extra four feet of lazarette space tacked on to the transom of the 60, were probably truer expressions of Dashew’s original vision. In all there were 27 Sundeers built at TPI Composites from 1994-99, nine of which were Sundeer 60s. I helped deliver the last one built from Rhode Island to Florida through two February gales (including one right off Cape Hatteras) and to this day I remember it as perhaps the most impressive bluewater cruiser I’ve ever sailed.

Glancing at this boat’s numbers you should immediately note its low D/L ratio , just 80, which effectively qualifies it as an ultra-light racing machine. This is not achieved through radical construction, though the Sundeer’s hull lay-up is thoroughly modern. Both the deck and hull, above and below the waterline, consist of quadraxial and biaxial glass cloth set in vinylester resin vacuum-bagged over a balsa core using TPI’s proprietary SCRIMP resin-infusion process. Much of the weight saving is simply a result of the boat’s hull form, which maximizes waterline length and minimizes beam. The long, light hull is easily driven, as is reflected in its high nominal hull speed , but is powered by a short inboard sail plan (air draft is just 64 feet) that yields only a modest SA/D ratio .

Because the long, narrow hull has good directional stability and doesn’t need a tall rig to drive it, the keel can be kept short and shallow. This reduces wetted surface area and enhances structural integrity. For cruisers it has added benefits: the 6-foot draft allows reasonable access to shoal-water cruising grounds, and the mast just fits under most U.S. highway bridges.

Under sail the Sundeer certainly doesn’t feel like a 60-foot boat. The loads involved in hoisting, trimming, and reefing the sails are moderate enough that they can be handled without power winches. From behind the wheel, the impression is of a fast, easily managed 45-footer. The boat also has a surprisingly comfortable motion. Though the bilges are shallow, the bottom of the hull is round, and this, combined with the narrow beam, helps cushion the blows when pounding into a head sea, reduces pitching, and allows for a smoother motion generally.

The Sundeer is not as comfortable as a heavy displacement full-keel boat, but it is considerably more comfortable than most modern shallow-bilged boats. It tracks better than most other modern boats and like more full-keeled boats can be trimmed out to steer itself for a while. A Sundeer rarely sails up to its hull speed, thanks to the short rig, but much of the time it lopes along quite comfortably at 9 to 11 knots, which is fast enough to cover 200 miles a day.

The interior layout is very functional. The living space is segregated from the mechanical systems, which are all situated in an enormous aft lazarette/engine space, and from the major storage area for sails and deck gear, which is a large forepeak with lots of big canvas storage bins framed by sturdy stainless steel rails. The three areas are separated by watertight collision bulkheads.

The master stateroom is an enormous forward cabin with scads of storage and hanging space, perfect for a couple lying to a hook in a tropical anchorage. The only other stateroom is a small quarter cabin aft with two single bunk berths–perfect for a couple on passage, for a pair of children, or for putting up guests while in port. There is just one large, well-appointed head, situated aft, where it can be used comfortably at sea, plus a large, well laid out galley.

The deck plan likewise is superb. There are no less than 10 tall dorade vents to shovel fresh air below, each with sturdy granny bars that provide lots of handholds for working crew. The cockpit is laid out so the helmsman can easily reach most of the working lines and winches. Also, most Sundeers were built with functional solid doghouses to protect crew on watch. These feature full-length settees that are great for on-deck snoozing.

The basic systems layout emphasizes simplicity over complexity. You can load up on gadgets if you want, but it’s possible to live very comfortably on this boat without them. There is room for a 1,000-amp-hour DC battery bank down low in the middle of the boat where the weight helps stability, so a generator is not necessary. Also, the fresh-water tanks are enormous and the deck is configured to route all rainfall to the tank fills, so a watermaker is superfluous. The tanks are outboard on either side of the boat, with a cross-linked gravity-fed plumbing system that allows water to be transferred from one side to the other to help reduce heeling. The fuel tanks have large accessible sumps underneath and the vents are positioned as high as possible on deck, cleverly concealed inside the tops of the aft stanchion posts.

The Sundeer is filled with thoughtful little touches like this, all of them designed to make a bluewater cruiser’s life simpler and safer. Very few bluewater boats are so carefully conceived. It is a shame so few of these boats were built and that it is no longer in production.

Specifications

LOA: 59’11”

LWL: 59’0″

Beam: 13’6″

Draft: 6’0″

Ballast: 11,500 lbs.

Displacement: 36,500 lbs.

Sail area: 1,205 sq. ft.

Fuel: 220 gal.

Water: 400 gal.

D/L ratio: 80

SA/D ratio: 17.5

Comfort ratio: 29.49

Capsize screening: 1.62

Nominal hull speed: 16.2 knots

Typical asking prices $400K – $575K

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Very appealing. Can you tell me where I can see a list of the 27 built and where they would be currently? Poppa G

@Poppa: I don’t know where you can get such a list, but there are a few for sale on Yachtworld. I suggest you look there. charlie

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A Truly Remarkable Cruiser

Designed by steve dashew and built in by walsteds in denmark.

Dimensions LOA: 74 ft 0 in Beam: 15 ft 4 in LWL: 68 ft 0 in Minimum Draft: 7 ft 2 in Displacement: 70000 lbs

Power Engine Brand: Mercedes-Benz Year Built: 1987 Engine Model: 6.570 Engine Type: Inboard Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel Propeller: 3 blade propeller Engine Power: 130 HP

Tanks Fresh Water Tanks: (177 Gallons) Fuel Tanks: (680 Gallons)

Accommodations

Sleeps six in three staterooms. Sliding pocket doors are used throughout to conserve space. Starting forward, the entire forepeak is devoted to a chain locker, sail, line and gear stowage and a washer/dryer. Access is through a large deck hatch and through a watertight door into the forward head compartment. Next aft from the storage fore-peak is a head and stall shower/mini tub to port and a vanity and sink to starboard. Immediately aft is the master stateroom with a queen sized bed to port and hanging lockers and dresser to starboard. All mattresses are designed in such a way as to allow two lee cloths to be installed while at sea. The bulkhead separating the forward cabin from the salon contains a 24-inch internally lit etched glass port with privacy and blackout screens. Next aft is the main cabin with dinette to port and two built-in seats and entertainment center to starboard. Next aft to starboard is a large navigation/communication station with built-in instrumentation and an aircraft style double pole circuit breaker panel with breakers and switches in the overhead, within easy reach yet not dominating the living area. Immediately behind the navigation station is a walk-in, stand-up engine room with a full work bench. To port, opposite the navigation station, is the linear galley with over 20 feet of Corian counter surface. Refrigerator and freezer are under the counter with both top- and side-loading doors to the refrigerator. Outboard is a four-burner propane stove, fan-cooled vegetable storage, built-in microwave/toaster oven and eye-level propane oven/broiler. Double sinks and counters run along the inboard side, with coffee maker in a closed and well-lit wall compartment and built-in knife rack and bread boards. Aft of the galley are port- and starboard double berth staterooms and a head and stall shower/mini tub forward of the starboard stateroom with connecting mirror/door. A sliding wall opens the two aft cabins into a single large stateroom with en-suite head access. The main companionway from the salon is amidships into the all-weather pilothouse. The pilothouse has settees port and starboard. It houses navigation and communications equipment, autopilot primary controls for internal steering and emergency equipment. Aft of the pilothouse is the bridge deck, the second cockpit and two chairs. The full-beam lazarette behind the helm is accessed by a large hatch to starboard and separated from the rest of the boat by a watertight bulkhead. A matching port hatch provides access to a separate propane and gas locker with outboard storage that vents to the swim step. Aft of the lazarette is a large swim step with boarding ladder and life raft storage in the transom. Davits, powered by the primary hydraulic winches, are mounted over the swim step and provide storage for the tender and engine, as well as lighting for the swim step area and antenna mounting.

• SMEV stove/oven/rotisserie (2009)
• GE combination microwave/toaster oven
• Raritan icemaker
• Groco Paragon Senior fresh water system
• Jabsco galley sink macerator

Electronics and Navigation Equipment

• Furuno Navnet radar plotter (2009)
• Icom SSB (2009)
• Will Ham autopilot (2009)
• Standard Horizon chart plotter (2009)
• Battery monitors (2009)
• Furuno Navtx fax (2009)
• Second SSB (2009)
• EPIRB (2009)
• Computer system for chart systems, Maptech, Maxsea and e-mail
• B&G Hercules 390 instrumentation with sonic speed, dual depth sounders, heading and heel inputs
• Multi-function displays are located in the nav station, forward cabin, pilothouse, sailing cockpit, port- and starboard coaming and aft cockpit
• (2) W-H hydraulic drive autopilots (P3A and P20 remotes)
• Autopilot steering via (2) independent 1/2 hp 24-volt hydraulic pump sets
• 6″ Shunto primary compass
• KVH electronic compass w/ two repeaters in aft coamings
• Furuno 48-mile color radar w/ guard zone and dual range and bearing lines
• Meteostar 2000 electronic baragraph
• NRA Mini M world phone, data and fax
• Cellular phone
• Skanti 250 watt SSB radio
• Icom IC 800 SSB radio
• Raytheon Ray 40 loud hailer/fog hailer
• Skanti VHF radios; one at nav station, one in pilothouse
• (4) Pioneer CD players
• Pioneer tape player
• Flat screen TVs and independent stereos in each stateroom (2009)

Electrical System

• 24V-12V converter/charger
• (2) Primary house banks of 680 AH each of 24V, Prevailer gel cell batteries (total capacity 1,360 AH at 24V)
• Added (3) emergency batteries in engine room (new 2009)
• 12-volt electronic bank at 170 AH
• 24-volt primary engine starting battery bank plus ability to use either house bank
• 12-volt secondary engine starting bank plus ability to use 12-volt electronics bank
• 300 amp 24V alternator on main engine (new 2009)
• (2) 300-amp 24-volt Electrodyne hydraulic alternators
• (2) Heart interface 2500 W FET inverters (also 60 amp chargers) with remotes
• (7) Digital battery monitors with amp hour/amperage/voltage functions
• Shore power polarity test and isolator
• Isolation transformer that provides complete isolation from shore power and ground problems and wired for 220V or 110V
• Aquasignal custom fluorescent lighting in each cabin
• Red night lights in kick space in all cabins
• Reading lights
• Spreader lights on each mast
• Fore and aft deck floods and swim step flood
• Automatic battery powered emergency lighting in salon

Engine/ Mechanical Equipment

Sails and Rigging

“Flag Blue” Awlgrip 25mm solid aluminum keel bottom plate All thru-deck fittings blind fastened to welded receivers All dissimilar metals separated by plastic or neoprene gaskets and stainless bolts coated to help prevent electrolysis Dual pole breakers to negate any stray currents Full foam insulation above water line (14) Large Lexan hull windows Bomar hatches with welded frames (2) Opening hatches into the pilothouse Opening ports from bridge deck/cockpit to galley, aft head, and two in each of the aft cabins (16) Large custom aluminum dorades Dual station electrically controlled pneumatic system operates the forward head, forward cabin, salon and galley hatches form the forward bunk or the nav station All close function to allow rapid closing of hatches Main hatches with built-in bug and separate privacy screens Screen inserts for other hatches

Hydraulic windlass Custom ferryboat-style chain stopper CQR 240 lb anchor (new 2009) Bruce 150 lb primary anchor S/S bow roller S/S chain rode retainer pins and clamps Bruce 120 lb anchor w/chain rode Paul Luke 100 lb, Danforth 65 lb and Fortress anchors in forepeak Givens Buoy 6-man life raft mounted in transom (2) Survival Technology MOM (2) 406 EPIRBs (2) Cockpit mounted Survival Technology throwable life rings Pacer hydraulic emergency bilge pump Primary awning set for aft cockpit and bridge deck, pilothouse and forward pilothouse window Secondary awning set from main mast aft Teak bridge deck and sole for aft cockpit Teak cockpit table seats six

It will be evident upon inspection that MAYA is not an ordinary yacht. She was custom built for the knowledgeable owners of Deerfoot International by Walsteds, one of the finest yards in Europe. She was designed, engineered and built to exact specifications to be a true, independent offshore cruiser, easily handled by two people. The dependable, easily maintained systems were engineered into an exceptionally strong, yet aesthetically pleasing hull. The resulting yacht is a head turner wherever she goes and is a joy to sail.

She is equally comfortable in northern climates, with her all-weather pilothouse, and in the tropics, with vast areas of opening hatches, dorades and air conditioning. MAYA cruises easily at 8.5 – 10 knots and has been known to surf at 23.5 knots. She is a “must-see” for anyone considering a 60′ – 80′ cruising sailboat.

Seller’s personal effects are excluded from the sale.

Disclaimer The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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Blue Water : The Legacy of the Dashews

Pascal Schürmann

 ·  01.06.2016

They have travelled the world's oceans together for over 40 years, have sailed to the most beautiful and exciting destinations around the globe and have owned a wide variety of boats. During their travels, they raised their two daughters on board. Steve and Linda Dashew are long-distance drivers from the very beginning.

In the sixties, they started out with a racing catamaran. In the mid-seventies, they switched to a 50-foot monohull. They sailed around the world in it for seven years. During this time, they designed their own long-distance yachts and recorded all the knowledge they had gathered along the way in books. Their "Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia" is one of the most important and comprehensive international standard works on long-distance sailing.

Her "Mariner's Weather Handbook" and the titles "Surviving in the Storm" and "Practical Seamanship" also found their way into every well-stocked ship's library. All of these books are now only available second-hand or, in a few remaining copies, new, but then at enormously high prices - for example, the Dashews' weather book can cost over 200 US dollars.

Now the Dashews have decided to make their knowledge available to everyone free of charge as a thank you to the worldwide cruising community. The four book titles mentioned can now be downloaded as PDF files from the Internet. Downloaded become.

The long-distance sailor and yacht designer couple Linda and Steve Dashew and their Fast Pilot Boats (FPBs)

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Iceberg: the functional power boat designed by the Dashews

Globe-girdling voyagers Steve and Linda Dashew have the unusual distinction of achieving cult status on both sides of the boating divide.

When advancing years forced them to contemplate a change from a lifetime of designing sailing yachts and switch to motor yachts, it amounted to a seismic shift – the nautical equivalent of Bob Dylan’s 1965 defection from acoustic to electric sound.

Yet, a decade later, the small but dedicated band of Dashew motor yacht disciples is solid testament to their success. Their latest launch, an imposing 33.5 metre superyacht called Iceberg , follows a successful run of 10 19.5 metre yachts. Number 11 is under construction at Circa Marine in Whangarei, New Zealand, alongside a new series of three 23.7 metres.

The Dashews have never been content to follow the herd. That was the example set by Steve’s father Stanley Dashew, the multimillionaire US inventor and entrepreneur, whose work helped bring about the first embossed credit card. Stanley also took his young family to California by yacht, sailing from Chicago to the West Coast by way of the St Lawrence River and Panama Canal. Steve and Linda did something even more ambitious: a seven-year circumnavigation with their two young, home-schooled (or rather boat-schooled) children.

Beowulf , their final sailboat, was a powerful 23.7 metre ketch. With just the two of them on board, the Dashews clocked big daily runs – 300 miles and more – as they sped across the oceans.

Their belief has always been that speed, achieved with the least possible effort, is the voyager’s best friend. Boats capable of 270- to 300-mile days have a good chance of sticking with weather systems that are desirable and moving out of the way of those that are not.

Although the change to power brought with it a new following, the design approach for  Iceberg   remained rooted in a drive for safe, efficient and comfortable long-range passage-making.

The result has been a series of motor yachts that are dubbed functional power boats (FPBs), which bear a strong resemblance to their sailing sisters.

The first was a 25.3 metre called Wind Horse , which the Dashews used as a test bed for their concept. Long and narrow, just like their sailboats, the vessel was eye-catching for its purposeful lines, raw aluminium plating and tough, almost military appearance.

With only two 150hp engines and 13,300 litres of diesel, Wind Horse could achieve passage averages of 11 knots and cover 5,000 miles without refuelling. Iceberg , dubbed an FPB97, is powered by two 300hp six-cylinder diesels providing a top speed of just under 15 knots. It will cruise at 12.5 knots, burning only 55 litres per hour for a similar range.

“Apart from opening up ocean-crossing capability, one of the big advantages of range is that you are no longer constantly worrying about your next fuel stop,” says Dashew. “That has a huge impact on your flexibility and allows you to enjoy your time on board.”

In terms of safety, the goal is to combine speed with prudent passage planning and careful weather routing to avoid trouble where possible. But a great deal of thought has gone into managing heavy weather conditions that can’t be avoided.

First, the boats are built to be tough. Close framing and progressively more solid plating – from 8mm through 16mm to 25mm towards the submerged portions of the hull – combined with several watertight bulkheads and minimal hull penetrations, provide a stiff, strong, protective shell. In several instances, the scantlings are double the Lloyd’s classification requirements.

The hull form itself, with its distinct canoe body shape and weight concentrations low and amidships, encourages good seakeeping characteristics.

When Dashew ventured into the powerboat world, he was concerned at what he regarded as an inherently unsafe proposition in the conventional market. An analysis of hull shapes led him to believe that the majority of powerboats, from launches to large tankers, would not survive a roll past 60 to 70 degrees. “At that point, they will capsize and not come back again,” he says.

His approach was to come up with a shape and form that would resist capsize to about 135 degrees. Then, if it did go beyond that, a combination of narrow hull, high topsides and superstructure and careful distribution of weight would provide very little inverted stability, so the boat would roll back upright.

“When we first started working on the powerboat design, we said there was no way we were going to cross oceans unless we had a vessel that would recover from a capsize,” says Dashew. “We have established that you can have self-righting motor yachts that are comfortable, at the expense of some volume.”

The fine wave-piercing bow entry, balanced by a tapering stern, would also allow the boats to run before following seas for far longer than conventional powerboats, which would risk broaching in similar conditions. This has been amply demonstrated in practice, with the boats regularly surfing and tracking effortlessly under autopilot.

“In more than 250,000 miles at sea in our boats, I have not seen a condition where we could not continue to run downwind,” Dashew says. “That extends the conditions through which you can progress without having to heave-to and start jogging upwind.

“If it is blowing 30 to 35 knots on the stern quarter, you just say, ‘Let’s go!’ It will surf and surfing is fun.”

This ability in following seas is further assisted by oversize rudders used on the Iceberg . “We do pay a small drag penalty for that,” says Dashew, “but it is about safety and control.” A by-product is also improved slow-speed control when manoeuvring in close quarters, eliminating the requirement for a stern thruster.

Iceberg , on its extended sea trial that all the Dashew boats go through, completed close to 3,000 sea miles before delivery and on one offshore passage had winds of 35 knots gusting to 50 knots on the stern.

“The wind was directly astern, but the waves were off the port quarter,” says John Richards, who was in charge of the trial. “We steamed along at 12.5 knots with the boat tracking really well. The bow never threatened to take over and we were never in danger of losing the autopilot.”

Englishman Peter Watson has the distinction of buying an FPB64 and signing a build order for a 78 on the same day. He recorded 22 knots surfing in big seas during an epic 13,000-mile delivery of his 64, Grey Wolf , from New Zealand to Guernsey. He completed the voyage in three months against the trade winds at an average speed of more than nine knots. On the longest (4,000 mile) leg, from French Polynesia to Panama against the wind, Grey Wolf arrived with sufficient reserve fuel to go another 1,200 nautical miles.

“It has been fantastic. I have been delighted with it,” Watson says of the 64, while awaiting completion of the 78, which he intends taking into very high latitudes. “I was looking for a powerboat that provided comfort, safety, reliability and range. You don’t find many boats that can do all of that.”

All of Dashew’s functional power boats are built on the basis that they can be handled by experienced owners without crew. The design intent with Iceberg is similar, although it is reckoned this will probably apply more in theory than in practice. The likelihood is slim of an owner of a boat such as this having the inclination – not to mention the multi-disciplinary know-how – to immerse themselves in the day-to-day minutiae of its myriad systems without professional help. A two-berth crew cabin is located aft in case the owners choose to continue having a captain/engineer and hostess combination on board.

For the rest, the owners and their family have the boat to themselves. And there is plenty to enjoy.

The volume progression up the size range is exponential but, fundamentally, they are all scaled-up or down versions of the original Wind Horse .

They all share a similar look – outside and in – with the main deck area comprising what is known as the “great room”. This is central to the concept of having the social and functional areas of the boat integrated on a single level. The galley, dining area, lounge and navigation station all share this space.

The accommodation spaces are split, with the owner’s suite forward and down a level from the great room and the guest suites down a level and aft. The engine room is right aft, isolating both noise and vibration from the social spaces.

Above the great room is the flybridge, referred to as the “Matrix deck” in a playful reference to the virtual reality world of the film. On Iceberg , this is an expansive area, with full control and monitoring functions, plus plenty of room to lounge and relax forward of the command centre, while the space aft accommodates exercise equipment.

Visibility from the great room and the Matrix deck is outstanding. Operating from the upper level gives the helmsman direct lines of sight for virtually 360 degrees. For docking, small wing decks either side of the helm station allow a full-length view of the side of the boat.

On the accommodation deck, Iceberg ’s owner suite is majestic, occupying 25 per cent of the hull, stretching out to nearly eight metres in length and using the full beam. The two aft cabins are also generously proportioned.

Iceberg was built for an adventurous American couple with a young family. They are extremely private and declined to allow the interior of the boat to be photographed. Suffice to say, however, that the utilitarian exterior of the Dashew boats does not imply privation and sacrifice for the occupants. The cold, hard surfaces of the exterior contrast with the warm invitation of soft fabrics and timber furnishing inside.

The interiors are finished to a high standard, with finely executed joinery and all the home comforts. Because of the glass – comprising tough 18mm laminated panels split by slender mullions – the aesthetic is necessarily minimalist. No space for hanging your favourite Picassos, but who cares when you have million-dollar views on every side?

Dashew’s obsession with efficiency has extended to onboard power. Iceberg is equipped with a massive solar array: 20 panels ranged across the rooftops of the great room and the Matrix deck deliver up to 240 amps. The idea is to minimise the use of generators and to delay as long as possible the need to use air-conditioning.

For a start, the hull is massively insulated. The glass pavilion enclosing the great room is shaded by overhanging eves and the glass panels angle in from the roof to minimise solar heating and glare.

An effective natural-air ventilation system also keeps Iceberg 's interior fresh and cool. Vents in the side coamings deliver fresh air, boosted by fans, into the lower deck guest and owner accommodation. There is enough flow to provide six or eight air changes an hour in the bedrooms. Even more effective are vents in the forward coachroof overhang and Matrix deck coaming, which ram natural air into the great room.

“If you can do without air-conditioning – or at least significantly reduce your usage – you could go for days, perhaps even weeks, without running gensets,” says Dashew. “That makes for much more relaxed onboard living, not to mention for good neighbourly relations in busy anchorages.”

It is all about a rational approach to high levels of performance both for crossing oceans and for living in without resorting to high horsepower and energy consumption.

It is an approach Dashew has consistently applied throughout his long and productive design career, during which he has attracted a knowledgeable following. His devotees attest to the practicality and excellent seakeeping properties of his boats. They also respect the fact that his ideas are born of first-hand experience as he and his wife have reeled off hundreds of thousands of miles at sea.

By his own admission, these boats are not for everyone. Those drawn more to glossy form than to function should maybe look elsewhere. Serious passage-makers, however, seeking tough, go-anywhere vessels that do not require large crew numbers and have been designed with efficiency, comfort and safety as their primary considerations, might consider looking at these Dashew boats.

Strength and purpose are written in every line and angle of their uncompromisingly assertive appearance. They represent function elevated to alpha status – and that has its own powerful appeal. It is, as they say, all in the eye of the beholder.

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The first pavilion of Crocus Expo IEC hosted an extraordinary exposition of the 5th International exhibition of yachts and boats Moscow Boat Show. The show had been incredibly famous for five years already not only thanks to the specialists of the market segment as well as professional sportsmen but also thanks to those who consider sailing sport to be their hobby and well cherished dream.

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The organizer of the project was the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre. The show was supported by Aston Martin Moscow, Burevestnik Group logistics department and the Yachting specialized magazine.

The exposition space increased up to 30 000 sq m and was accommodated in all 4 exhibition halls of the fairgrounds! 280 Russian (Arkhangelsk, Vyborg, Kazan, Kaluga, Republic of Karelia, Moscow and Moscow region, Nizhny Novgorod, Novorossiysk, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg, Sverdlovsk region, Sochi, Chelyabinsk, Tyumen and Yaroslavl region) and foreign ( Denmark , Germany , Holland , Greece , Spain , Italy , Cyprus , China , Latvia , Poland , USA , Turkey , Ukraine, Finland , France , Montenegro and Croatia ) companies participate in the show.

Moscow Boat Show provided the perfect platform from which to preview new products, evaluate market trends, and establish long-lasting and commercially profitable partnerships. Despite the dynamic changes taking place in Russia and the rapid growth of the yachting sector, the show continued to complement and reflect the industry’s demand and is a promotional opportunity not to be missed!

Unique exhibits were presented at the show for the first time: exposition of private submarines from U-Boat Russia company, Marquis Yachts 420 SB motor yacht from Sport Bridge S. Marine series, SAGA-415 yacht from Saga Boats Norwegian shipyard, Jetlev-Flyer from MS Watersports.

Moscow Boat Show a Great Success

More than 400 yachts were displayed within the frames of the event including the largest boats ever exhibited in Russia – the 19-meter giant motor yacht Princess 54 as well as the Princess 50 yacht from Nord Marine and Baja speed boat from Burevestnik.

Domfinland OY unveiled a luxury project from Finnish real estate: a seaside premium class hotel in Hanko named consonant with the location Merihanko.

The trade fair was traditionally opened by a Gala Opening Ceremony. Arcady Zlotnikov, First Deputy Director Crocus Expo IEC, was the first to take the floor at the official opening ceremony. He greeted warmly exhibitors, guests and visitors of Moscow Boat Show. Nikolay Krjuchek, Deputy Chief of the State Inspection on Small size Vessels (GIMS) of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia, Georguiy Shaiduko, Acting President of the Russian Yachting Federation (VFPS), Olympic champion in Atlanta and Ekaterina Grishechkina, Director of exhibition Moscow Boat Show also spoke at the ceremony.

The high-ranking guests noted dynamic development of the branch which well reasoned the intensive growth of the exposition and appearance of rather unique “gems”.

A number of business meetings and negotiations were held within the frames of the project: the exhibition was visited by a large delegation of Greek businessmen for the purpose of establishment of mutually beneficial cooperation with the Russian colleagues.

More than 400 yachts on display at the Show

Russian Yachting Federation (VFPS) celebrated its 100 anniversary within the frames of Moscow Boat Show and arranged an exposition of future sailing sport museum (rare awards, gifts, articles from private collections, pictures and etc.) which had been collected since 1912.

Due to carefully chosen running dates the show was visited by more than 26 000 people. The majority of the visitors were of targeted audience – vessel owners and specialists of the branch.

The work at the next edition of the show is under way! The show will be held in March 2013. The overall exhibit space will comprise 40 000 sq m. The exhibition will impress with exclusive exhibits and the latest technological achievements.

Moscow Boat Show was not only an entertaining but at the same time a business promotional event. Participation in the trade fair was a unique opportunity to present a company and products to a distinctly selected targeted audience of industry specialists. They were well prepared to discuss business in the Russian market and even to close a deal on-site.

The show helped representatives of yachting business to get acquainted with their Russian colleagues and gradually improved national yachting market to a new level. It is obvious that for 5 years of its running the project has turned to a status event of the international exhibitions calendar.

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