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On March 24 and 25, a show of sorts was held in Whangarei for a group of folks who are interested in the FPB concept. Boat tours, tours of Circa Marine, evening video and slide presentations and Q and A … Continue reading →

More on our bay hopping later, but we promised to pick up Steve Dashew (the Designer) in the Bay of Islands for a run back to Whangarei. Steve had been hoping for some really bad weather (“good” weather to him … Continue reading →

Turning back the clock a bit, before heading off to Great Barrier, Rolf Siedler, Circa’s master electrician invited us to his home for a barbeque. In addition to being a fine electrician, Rolf also is among many other things, a … Continue reading →

We have been meaning to get an update posted, but with Owner’s Trials, training (a lot of systems to get to know), getting familiar with handling and docking, moving aboard, provisioning, getting thru the spares inventory plus storing and cataloging … Continue reading →

Steve Dashew has recently posted a very comprehensive article addressing the issue of vessel stability (along with some pretty scary footage of what can happen when you end up on the wrong side of the stability curve).  It also has … Continue reading →

These shots are from the first runs of Iron lady up and down the harbor in brackish shallow water.  With partial fuel and water, she weighs roughly 75000 pounds.  Note the nice bow wave. The stern wave breaks away cleanly … Continue reading →

Iron Lady was loaded aboard a truck and made the short journey from Circa down the street to the travel lift early in the morning on February 1. A quick look just before she is completely down as the Crica … Continue reading →