Our New Morning Routine

11:16 PM in Boat Plans

Now that heavy construction is over, Sasha and I are settling into a more normal routine.  Wake up, work out, have breakfast, head to work.  Though, some parts of our morning will never quite be totally normal.   A few days ago, I jammed the main halyard in the top of the mast when...

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Consulting Services

8:32 PM in Boat Plans

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Topping Up Hydraulic Fluid

5:48 PM in Boat Plans

We installed some new hoses in the steering system and in the process needed to top up the hydraulic fluid. This was a good trial to see if we are building in such a way that systems are available for maintenance.&nb...

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Swan 48 - Available for Newport-Bermuda Race 2012

3:04 PM in Boat Plans

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Master List - S&S 5.5-Meter Designs

12:20 PM in Boat Plans

Here is a master list of S&S 5.5-Meters sorted by name, design number and ye...

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Design 2400 - 73' Cruising Ketch

9:36 AM in Boat Plans

Here's a nice looking ketch that is pretty old school for 1980 but a nice looking cruising boat nonetheless. She's a lot of boat with four cabins plus crew in 73' overall.  The design was never taken beyond this very preliminary stage.Principal DimensionsLOA 73'-0"LWL 54'-6"Beam 19'-0"Draft 9'-0"...

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GORGEOUS KER 33!!!

6:52 AM in Boat Plans

This beauty, contrary to other KER, will be a relatively affordable boat: It is not a carbon one but an Eglass cored boat with aluminium spars standard (carbon option) and everything was made to bring the price down without compromising too much performance. The price without taxes will round 145 000...

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BARCELONA WORLD RACE

4:08 AM in Boat Plans

It starts at 13.00, 31 December, a good way to start the year :-) a non stop circumnavigation race for duos on IMOCA racers (Open 60's). Unfortunately not many teams, only 8 and not all top teams. The good news is that Spaniards are really on the short crew/solo racing. Half of the teams are Spanish...

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Moving In!

1:24 AM in Boat Plans

This is not my usual mood when it looks like a bomb went off in the boat, but today is different.  Today, I'm unpacking boxes and starting to move into my galley!!  Most of what I'm unpacking are wedding gifts that I've not seen in two years.  I left some of the wedding cards in the boxes...

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Design 709 - Excursion Vessel Mohican Conversion

10:40 PM in Boat Plans

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ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE OFFICIAL VIDEO AND SOME MORE

7:56 PM in Boat Plans

A pity they show so little footage from the bad weather part: they wanted to make a balanced movie with all parts of the race but it is a pity the movie to be so small. Certainly they have much more footage from the stormy part. What they show is just great ;-) And another one taken by one of the fastest...

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Boat Construction Using an Existing Design

5:12 PM in Boat Plans

Boats can be and are regularly built using an existing design. This is a cost effective way to obtain plans for a proven boat. Click here for an example project. To build a boat from one of our existing plan sets a royalty must be paid. Please contact us for a quote.In many cases existing plans...

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HANSE 315

2:28 PM in Boat Plans

There is another little Hanse, a new 315. I confess that I did not take a second look at the boat when I saw it the first time. Sure it is a nice little boat but nothing specially attractive or looking anything out of the ordinary. So, why am I posted about it?Because I start reading several test sails...

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Bottom + Bootstripe Painting

11:44 AM in Boat Plans

After the bottom paint is on We remove the tape and let the paint bake for a few hours in the mid-day sun.  Bottom paint dries fast so this afternoon I'm going to tape off the boot stripe and get it painted on, too.Boot stripe is done!  The exterior is one step closer to being water ready. Whoo...

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A GOOD CRUISING BOAT FOR VERY LITTLE

9:00 AM in Boat Plans

This is not a new boat, it is an older Gib Sea 126 (43ft). Normally I post about new boats but this thread is about interesting boats and I was so impressed with the condition of this boat when I saw it at Vibo Marina that surely it is for me an interesting one...at that price.The Old Gib Sea have the...

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Summer in Review: NYC

6:16 AM in Boat Plans

New York was full on Pizza R&D.  I was reading a book that was given to me by a former charter guest titled One day we made sauce, another day we talked about book keeping and price setting.  At the end of four days, we signed our diplomas!  And officially graduated from pizza school!...

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MAGNIFICENT PEYRON: THE OLD MAN WON THE ROUTE DU RHUM

3:32 AM in Boat Plans

When he came out ahead of that storm and managed to keep about 100nm to his closest pursuer, Guichard, on the faster and bigger Spindrift trimaran, I thought that all he had to do was to control that advantage and with a bit of luck, the faster boat would not be able to catch him before the finish....

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GREAT IMAGES FROM 2014

12:48 AM in Boat Plans

Three great movies: A kind of Middle Sea race surfing best off, Concise, the Ker designed 40class racer blasting downwind and a kit surf movie, a great one: Gorgeous scenery, great sailing fun, beautiful girls. Those guys seems to have it all ...

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Design 2213 - Charisma II

10:04 PM in Boat Plans

This was the second Charisma for this particular owner. Constructed of welded aluminum, she was built by Minneford's Yacht Yard of City Island, New York. The boat was launched in 1975. Charisma was designed under the I.O.R. Rule as an Admiral's Cup racer.Here is an article from Yachting magazine...

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AN ALL SPANISH TEAM WON THE ROUTE DU RHUM

7:20 PM in Boat Plans

On the class with more boats and where the competition is harder, the 40class, Alex Pella did not only win the race but also beat the record by one day and five hours. The boat was designed by Gonzalo Botin, the brother of Marcelino Botin and built by Longitud Cero. A completely Spanish team, from the...

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Design 2270 - 12-Meter Racing Yacht - Enterprise

4:36 PM in Boat Plans

Enterprise (US27) was designed and built to compete in the 23rd America's Cup of 1977. She was constructed of aluminum by the Minneford Yacht Yard of City Island, New York and launched in 1976. The syndicate was establised by the Maritime College of Fort Schuyler, New York.The design was based on...

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Design 1780-C1 - Satanita

1:52 PM in Boat Plans

Satanita is a sister to the famous...