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The FPB (Functional Power Boat) fleet from Steve and Linda Dashew’s Dashew Offshore are for sure, the last word in go anywhere, long distance Explorer Yachts. With their rugged aluminium…

When Steve and Linda Dashew of Dashew Offshore decided that that an ‘unsailboat’ might be a good replacement for their 78’ BEOWULF, they lofted the plans of the first of…

The last word in bluewater cruisers, FPBs are known for their outstanding seakeeping capabilities and extensive range. The series evolved from the original 83 foot FPB WIND HORSE, which Steve…

Continuing her progress north, the second stage of FPB 78-002, GREY WOLF II’s summer programme sees her heading for Norway for June and July. She will be available for charter…

But… What/Who Is FPB 78, GREY WOLF II? GREY WOLF II is the second in a series of three FPB 78s designed by Dashew Offshore and built by Circa Marine…

Built for Steve and Linda Dashew, designers of the incredible FPB series, she is the first of three outstanding explorers who have cruised to most corners of our planet. Delivered…

First commissioned 2017, GREY WOLF II is the second of her owner’s FPBs. The little WOLF, or GREY WOLF was an FPB 64, in which he steamed from New Zealand…

FPB 78#02 GREY WOLF II docked on B-hammerhead at Berthon’s UK HQ in late February. This was a great moment for us as her adventures, and that of her predecessor…

The FPB fleet are a phenomenon and are simply the last word in go anywhere 4-wheel drive motor yachting. FPB 64 TOCCATA first splashed in 2011 and is #3 of…

…and life after the FPB programme. Here at Berthon International we have been working with Steve and Linda Dashew for many years, and still work with them today – supporting…

FPB 97 ICEBERG – the largest and fastest of the FPB fleet from Dashew Offshore, is currently crossing the Atlantic from the Canaries to take her place at the Fort…

Berthon are delighted to announce their appointment as central agents for the sale of FPB 78#3 IRON LADY II. She is currently available for inspection in Beaufort, North Carolina -…

FPB 97 ICEBERG is the largest and fastest of the FPB series. There are 18 Functional Power Boats in the fleet and between them they have crossed oceans many times….

Berthon have been involved with Dashew Offshore and have been working with them on marketing the FPB range of un-sailboats for some years. Now that the FPB Programme has closed,…

The 18 strong FPB fleet continues to cross-oceans and to realise the dreams of their crews the world over. This year has seen FPBs cruising in both the northern and…

Unbreakable world cruising yacht from the board of Steve and Linda Dashew. FPB 64 AVATAR is offered fresh from a nautical makeover, which has her gleaming. All deferred maintenance and…

FPB 64#03 TOCCATA joined us a couple of weeks ago for winter storage. Chris and Carolyn Groobey and their 2 Labradors – Travis and Charlie are taking a break after…

After hundreds of thousands of sea miles, FPB has ultimately refined performance characteristics and efficiency into the new FPB 70. The FPB 70 incorporates elements that take this new model into…

FPB 78#1 COCHISE has cruised 11,400nm, since being launched 6 months ago, cruising from her build yard in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand, across the Pacific to the Panama Canal…

Dashew Offshore has now made some extraordinary heavy weather sailing footage available – with links below. It makes for compulsive viewing. It also shows how the Dashew designs have evolved over…

BUFFALO NICKEL has just completed the journey from Phuket, Thailand, to Circa Marine in Whangarei, New Zealand. The passage took 47 days – with 623 hours underway, and 6,289 miles…

There is a new baby sister on the way. An FPB whose genetic make-up includes many of the capabilities and breakthrough characteristics of her larger FPB 97 and 78 siblings,…

At Home with the FPB project January is a busy time for Team FPB with trials aboard the FPB 97 that is to be delivered shortly.  In common with most…

Traditional thinking has held that you need a sailboat to cross big expanses of ocean, and that this be done slowly downwind. A few trawler type yachts occasionally attempt long…