The all-new 40-metre motor yacht FPB 130 represents the latest and the largest ever design unveiled by Steve Dashew. Boasting maximum reliability and minimum maintenance, superyacht FPB 130 concept reduces crew requirement, while expanding where, when, as well as how comfortably you can cruise.

New 40m superyacht FPB 130 design unveiled by Steve Dashew

We have asked Steve Dashew about the inspiration behind this design: “As to the inspiration, the FPB 130 is simply an evolution from the four FPB designs that preceded her.”

In terms of a sea kindly efficient hull form, attention to detail, as well as systems engineering, super yacht FPB130 sets the bar even higher than the four FPB yachts that preceded her.

FPB 130 yacht design – aft view

Launched last year, the Dashew FPB97 motor yacht Iceberg illustrates what is possible in a larger FPB form. She can reach an 11,8-knot cruising speed at 60 liters per hour from a range in excess of 4000 NM, has a six kW solar array, and her owners need only a couple as crew. Three FPB 78 yachts are currently in build, all for prior FPB owners.

As with all FPBs, the all-new FPB 130 yacht has been designed with a double bottom for maximum structural security and massive tankage.

FPB 130 superyacht design

Thanks to her twin 675 HP diesels, super yacht FPB 130 can achieve a top speed of 16,5 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots at 40% engine load. Shallow 1,65-metre draft, mixed up with the ability to dry out in areas of moderate tides, give this highly innovative vessel a unique cruising capability.

Motor yacht FPB 130 dried out

In response to our question as to what superyacht charter destinations would the new FPB 130 yacht suitable for, Steve Dashew replied: “The answer is easy: where other charter yachts don’t go. Think Svalbard and the ice pack at 80 degrees north,  Greenland’s Disco Bay, or the South Georgia islands on the way to Antarctica. If you prefer warmer weather, then how about wreck diving on Keeling atoll in the Indian Ocean.”