Sarah-Sarah was built by Circa Marine in New Zealand and is Hull #2 of 11 FPB-64s designed by Steve and Linda Dashew.
Driven by a single John Deere 6068 SFM Marine Diesel configured for 236 HP, Sarah Sarah cruises at ten knots and could motor from Virginia to Portugal, and back, without stopping to refuel. At 8.6 knots, she could turn around and head back …and make it.
Purpose build to go absolutely anywhere in the world, FPBs are build for function, safety, redundancy, and efficiency.
The bottom and topside plating for the FPB 64 are 12 mm/15/32″ and 8mm/5/16″ respectively. These are multiples of the SSR rule stiffness requirement, substantially more than anything the sea will call for. But aground on a reef, working in ice, or impacting a shipping container, the extra factor of safety is going to come in handy. The cutwater, shown above, is a massive 40mm/1.6″ thick (shown above with the 12mm bottom plate tack welded in place).
Simply put, the FPB’s were built like General Dynamics builds tanks.
SPECIFICATIONS
LOD 64.95′ / 19.85m
LWL 63.6′ / 19.4m (The addition of an enclosed swim platform extended the LWL to 68′
Beam Deck 17.04′ / 5.22m
Extreme Beam (edge of rub rails) 17.72′ / 5.42m
Draft at half load (75,000 lbs/34 tons) Canoe Body 3.25′ / 1m
Draft at half load (75,000 lbs/34 tons) Prop Skeg 4.5′ / 1.37m
Full displacement 90,000 lbs /40,800 kg
Air Draft (top of masts-excluding whips) 25.75′ / 7.85m
Fuel Capacity 3400 US Gallons / 12,800L
Fresh Water Capacity 1800 US Gallons /6800 L (Watermaker aboard)
Minimum Range of Positive Stability 130-degrees (half fuel in one tank, full fresh water tanks)
Cruising Speed 9.25-10.0-knots
Top Speed 10.5 knots
Approximate Range 9.0 knots – 6400 NM
9.5 knots – 5500 NM
Note: speeds/ranges are for smooth water, 75,000 pound displacement, clean bottom.
External Links:
Setsail.com – Official Website
Berthon International Write up and Images of the FPB series of vessels.