Dibley December 2011 Newsletter
December 2011 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
A couple of years ago we did some design work for a client on the Caspian Sea. It was for a 32 meter luxury cruising launch that could cruise on the Volga River and the offshore strip of the Northern Caspian Sea. The project never went further than the preliminaries as the clients could not achieve the required funding, but it did lead into quite a few enquiries on Canal Boating in Europe and on the Inland Waterways of the USA.One of our current projects is the Pioneer 39 for the NZ based company Mitchells Marine. Their brief was that it not only had to be offshore capable, but also sized for Canal Boating in Europe. This is a very popular form of holidaying for boaters, with Canals spread throughout France, Amsterdam, Germany, Ireland, Russia and the United Kingdom. There are also Canals and inland waterways throughout Canada and the USA, so we had to make sure that the Pioneer 39 was able to cruise the Canals with no sacrifice to the general parameters that allow her to be a great sea kindly vessel when offshore. READ MORE
FEATURES :
Canal Boating
America’s Cup 12-meter: - ‘Gretel-2’ Refit
From The Design Office
Design Updates: DM3-RM Marbleheads, DM2-IOM One Metres
Dibley November 2011 Newsletter
November 2011 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
The Dibley 55, ‘Marilyn’, was launched in February of this year by her owner/builders Stan Peyton and Mark Woods. After sea-trials, she dropped her mooring lines and headed north to Tonga and Fiji for a few months of idyllic family cruising in the Pacific Islands. Clocking up a few thousand nautical miles with 250+ nm days, Stan commented, “After a fantastic sail to Minerva Reef in under four days, we continued on to Tonga in less than two days. Marilyn is proving to be a great Ocean Passage-maker and is extremely comfortable in large seas and fresh breezes.”Dibley Marine’s Design Director, Kevin Dibley, worked alongside Stan and Mark throughout the build and fine-tuned the design further to cater for changes they wanted in the accommodation layout and systems. The result was a complete success and her recent attendance at the Auckland International Boatshow resulted in further enquiries from those looking at dropping the hectic pace of life and sailing off into the sunset.
Further photos and the yachts specifications can be acquired through Dibley Marine. READ MORE
FEATURES :
Dibley 55 Cruising Yacht 'Marilyn'
Jelik 2 Racing Yacht wins '2011 China Cup International Regatta'
Podium finishes for Frenzy & Nosaka in the '2011 Coastal Classic Yacht Race'
Dibley 26 Supergroove and Springloaded
Dibley 25 Carbon in the USA
DM2 IOM (International One Meter)
Dibley August 2011 Newsletter
August 2011 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
NZ based boat-building company, Mitchells Marine Ltd, have commissioned Dibley Marine Ltd, to de- sign their new flag ship, the Pioneer 39. Designed in the tradition of the Sea Bright Skiff from the East Coast of the USA, Dibley Marine have taken the concept further by modernising her under body shape to minimise drag, maximise range and efficiency, and make this a very cost efficient yacht that will appeal to a large range of boaties.The Sea Bright Skiff concept has been around since the early 19th Century when they were used for running prohibition bootleggers between the famous Rum Islands of the Caribbean. They had to be sea worthy, light, strong and with excellent directional stability. READ MORE
FEATURES :
Mitchells Pioneer 39 Launch
Artist - Rachel Harper
100 meter Zeus Project
Dibley April 2011 Newsletter
April 2011 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
We have recently had a large increase on shorthanded capable racing yacht enquiries. The Classe 950 is our most popular to date, and the Class 40 is another that is showing a lot of interest. Both these Classes are well established globally, but the concept of safe ‘Open type’ offshore yachts can also be a ‘concept and philosophy’ that can fall under any size. READ MOREFEATURES : Dibley Open 800 Design
Racing Outrigger Canoe Design
IOM Production
Keel & Bulb Design
Dibley IOM Press Release, April 2011
April 2011 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Early in 2011, Carl Smith, Graham Roberts and Antony Sisson, approached Dibley Marine in regards to producing the DM range of International One Metre (IOM) radio controlled yachts that have dominated the New Zealand fleets since they came on the scene back in 2009. Carl Smith was Dibley Marine’s first client back in the early 1990’s when he built the Dibley 650 sportsboat ‘Stealth’. Carl is currently building his third Dibley designed yacht, a 40-foot Canting Keeler which he is hoping to launch sometime this year. Joining Carl in the IOM venture is Graham Roberts who runs coaching and mentoring sessions at the Tauranga Radio Sailing Club, and Antony Sisson who, as a New Zealand Boatbuilder, has been building IOM’s, in his spare time, for as long as he can remember. READ MORESPECIAL FEATURE :
IOM (International One Meter)
Radio Controlled Racing Yacht
New Zealand Champion hulls
In Production in NZ
Dibley Classe 950 Design 2011
March 2011 Topic: Press Release
An opportunity is available to anyone local or overseas, interested in joining an established class, for offshore capable, short-handed, racing.Aimed at coastal, semi offshore, and offshore short- handed racing, the Classe 950 is an already established Box Rule offering a stepping stone from the Mini Transit 650 to the Class 40 which is getting such good results and fleet numbers out of Europe.
Dibley Marine is working alongside Structural Engineer Nina Heatley and a New Zealand boat building company to develop a structure package for this exciting new design. READ MORE
SPECIAL FEATURE :
New Dibley Classe 950
Dibley December 2010 Newsletter
December 2010 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
The Class 950 is a box rule that was created by famed French solo sailor Jean-Marie Vidal in 2006. Aimed at coastal, semi offshore, and offshore short-handed racing, the rule intends to bridge the gap in both performance and cost between the Mini 6.50 and the Class 40.The 950 is the perfect yacht for the Corinthian sailor looking for a mid- sized, competitive, fast, fun and affordable boat to race. But the rules also stipulate a minimal amount of interior which includes a small Galley, Head, Berths and Nav Station. This gives more than adequate accommodation for comfortable weekend cruising. READ MORE
FEATURES :
New Dibley Classe 950
IRC 34 Update
Davidson 69 Pendragon VI launch
Dibley November 2010 Newsletter
October 2010 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
The Design Process : We are often asked how the process works when a client approaches us for a design, or has ideas they want to bounce around before committing to a project. Our projects are quite diverse and we find that the most successful way of approaching a new design is to split the project into ‘Preliminary and Working Drawing’ stages.The Preliminary Stage allows the designer & client to get a clear understanding of what is required and to put this into initial drawings. It is the foundation of all future work and everything that follows will be based on these drawings. Costs for the preliminary work depend on the project on hand and we would supply a quote on a project-by-project bases. READ MORE
FEATURES :
The Design Process
Dibley 42 IRC Optimisation
News and Results
Dibley August 2010 Newsletter
August 2010 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
The Dibley 34 could best be described as the ideal kiwi yacht for sailing in local and coastal races and regattas. Designed for upwind performance, this design will also take off in the reaches and runs but with full control at all times.Cockpit layout and sailing systems have been thought out carefully to minimise crew movement during tacks and gybes and to make sailing easy and effortless throughout all maneuvers. This yacht would be an ideal shorthanded racer with all lines and halyards leading aft and within easy reach. READ MORE
FEATURES :
Dibley 34 Racing / Cruising Yacht
News from Dibley Designs around the World
News and Results
Dibley June 2010 Newsletter
June 2010 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
As soon as you see the word IRC and connect it with anything between 38’ and 43’, you will be excused from thinking heavy production type lead mines. It is this type form that seems to do well under this rule and not until you get into the 48’ plus lengths that lighter displacement hull forms can start performing to the rating. The cost comparison of a TP 52 and a 42-footer both in build and campaign costs is far more than triple so we have a group of yachties out there that want their yacht to light up and fly but are either forced to go heavy and slow to have any chance under IRC, or go to a different rule/ handicap system all together. READ MORE
FEATURES :
Dibley 42 IRC
Latest from the Design Office
News and Results
Dibley January 2010 Newsletter
January 2010 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Why would someone commission a Yacht Designer? Surely, by now, there are enough boats on the market to cater for everyone’s needs! There must be hundreds of millions of vessels out there! The question was put to me a few years back when a potential Client walked into our office, thinking we were also a Brokerage. He’d been visiting Brokerage firms for over a year and he was prepared to keep looking until he found his dream boat, come ‘hell or high water’.The main attribute a Designer needs, besides the obvious ability to design a yacht, is the ability to listen. As the ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus [AD 55 – 135] said “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak”. Wise words for a Designer to heed. The Client conveys their needs, and the Designer must then put those needs into a workable design. Sometimes the Client isn't sure what their needs are, but with careful listening and using their own experiences and knowledge, the Designer can help them steer their way through the possible' and impossible wants. The result is a Client that is more knowledgeable than he was previously, and a Designer that has a better brief to work with. So the Client not only walks away with a Custom Yacht or re-Design that fits his/her own ideals and needs, but they also walk away more experienced, knowledgeable, and a clearer vision than when they first walked in. READ MORE
FEATURES :
A Last Minute look at 2009
Dibley 57 Performance Cruising Yacht
Commission a Designer
Dibley November 2009 Newsletter
November 2009 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
We are often asked how the process works when a client approaches us for a design, or has ideas they want to bounce around before committing to a project. Our projects are quite diverse and we find that the most successful way of approaching a new design is to split the project into ‘Preliminary and Working Drawing’ stages.The Preliminary Stage allows the designer & client to get a clear understanding of what is required and to put this into initial drawings. It is the foundation of all future work and everything that follows will be based on these drawings. Costs for the preliminary work depend on the project on hand and we would supply a quote on a project-by-project bases. READ MORE
FEATURES :
Design Tools - What We Use!
From The Drawing Board
Radio Controlled Yachts
Dibley Summer 2009 Newsletter
October 2009 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Newly built by Langoon Royal Shipyard in the Ukraine, this Classic Dragon was shipped to New Zealand for finishing touches. Dibley Marine Project Managed a group of New Zealand sub-contracters which included Phil Bish Boatbuilders, Simon Kidd of Doyle Sails, Grant Blewett of Harken who put the Deck Systems together, John Bennett of Sparloft for the rig. “Dibley Marine found the process almost effortless with the quality of the people involved”. With her first launch in February, her New Zealand skipper, Alex Kirichuk will sail her in the New Zealand Dragon National Championships in March against a fleet of local yachts.Designed by Johan Anker in 1929, the Dragon Class has grown to be one of the most prestigious Classes in the world of competitive yachting. Classes are split between the Modern GRP Dragons and the Wooden Classics. READ MORE
FEATURES :
International Dragon Class Refit
2009 Launching Updates
Gretel II Relaunches
Dibley August 2009 Newsletter
August 2009 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Over the past few years, Dibley Marine has been involved in a number of Keel, Bulb and Rudder modifications for existing yachts. These yachts have ranged from 25 feet up to 150 feet and from various design houses around the world. The two main reasons our clients have approached us for new Appendages is for either a performance gain, or draft restrictions. Other reasons, and some are related to the above, are: Reducing Leeway, Minimising Drag, Increasing VMG [Velocity Made Good), To correct a Trim Issue, To correct a Weight Issue and to help with Helm Balance. Yachts are usually designed for a specific service to their original owner, or to a Marketing Teams vision of what the masses want in a yacht. But when a yacht has been on-sold, sometimes the total package doesn’t quite fit within the new owners requirements, and changing the appendages can be a good way of getting a great yacht that performs to their expectations.We recently did a new keel for a client who had increased his sail area by 20% and found that the existing keels profile area couldn’t resist the new sail plans side force. So they were pointing higher and going faster over the water, but they were slipping sideways a lot more and thus their VMG took a big dive as compared to their previous performance numbers. READ MORE
FEATURES :
Appendage Refits - Why ?
On The Drawing Board
10m Production Water Taxi
Dibley July 2009 Newsletter
July 2009 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Dibley Marine continues progress on the Caspian 30 project. Currently working through the Russian Rules for Inland Waterways and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) compliancy rules for Intact and Damage Stability, Dibley has pulled in local Marine Consultant, John Harrhy to assist in the program. One of Harrhy’s specialist areas is in Classification Society and Safety Approval requirements. The finished Preliminary Stability Booklet will be used as the base weight and trim control sheet during construction.The Russian requirements include compliance to severe wind and rolling and must meet stability criteria for Ice build up on Deck. The Preliminary Package will include General Appearance, Interior Layouts, Systems design for Plumping, Electrical and Hydraulic as well as Stability requirements which will need to be met by the builders during the construction process. READ MORE
FEATURES :
Caspian 30m Progress Update
On The Drawing Board
Pendragon VI Launched !
Dibley April 2009 Newsletter
April 2009 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
The newly launched Classic Dragon, ‘Alla’ (NZL-15) that was featured in our last Newsletter, finished a credible 3rd in the 2009 New Zealand Dragon National Championships. Owner / Skipper, Alex Kirichuk, received the ‘Brown and Stone Trophy’ for best performing “Classic Dragon” for this result. NZL-15, an all wooden Dragon, was skippered by Alex, and crewed by Simon Kidd of Doyle Sailmakers, and Kevin Dibley. This was the first time NZL-15 sailed and the crew were still tuning her up to the last race.The Regatta was won by Scott Palmer and his crew of Fraser Beer and Phil Allen in their GRP Dragon ‘Yankee Doodle Dandee’. Past National Champion, John Webber and his crew of Frans & Sam de Court teamed up on ‘Matuku’ to take a hard fought for 2nd place. Alex Samorukov, Simon Kidd, Kevin Dibley, Alex Kirichuk.
With the World Championships in Melbourne in 2011, the New Zealand International Dragon Association has seen this Regatta as a platform to build up the local Dragon fleet. Alex Kirichuk, who brought in NZL-15 from the Ukrainian yard of ‘Lagoon Royal’, has a further two dragons underway and hopes to have them sent to NZ to be finished off, in the very near future. READ MORE
FEATURES :
New Zealand Dragon Class Nationals
On The Drawing Board
On The Race Course
Dibley 33 Racing Yacht
February 2007 Topic: Press Release
The hull form utilizes a narrow beam waterline with slightly hollow waterlines forward, with our usual u-shaped sections fairing into a flat run aft. The combination is carefully considered to ensure a well-balanced hull form that will perform beautifully upwind and down.
Dibley 33 Cruising Yacht
February 2007 Topic: Press Release
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Dibley 26 Racing Trailer Sailer
February 2007 Topic: Press Release
Dibley 46 Grabs Podium Finish in 2006 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
January 2007 Topic: Press Release
Designed by Kevin Dibley in 1995 and built by Ian Vickers of Auckland, New Zealand, ‘Fincorp More Witchcraft’ was given a complete makeover in 2005, including new appendages, giving her a more competitive performance edge both on and off the wind. Read More...
"Supergroove enters European Circuit"
October 2006 Topic: Press Release
Sagitarius Consoles
July 2006 Topic: Press Release
The console features functional and ergonomic details that make it one of the safest and most practical in its' class. Read More...
Pilothouse 55' Performance Cruising Yacht, Marnico
June 2006 Topic: Press Release
July 2005 Dibley Newsletter
July 2005 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Jive Talkin’, racing in the 2005 Auckland/Suva race, has cleaned up on ORC and PHRF handicap as well as finishing 8th on line behind much larger yachts including the super-maxi Konica Minolta.Racing with a small crew of six, this little 35’ yellow rocket. was first past Northhead and had averaged a speed of 10.8 knots for the first two days before the breeze lightened north of New Zealand. With constant bursts of 21 knots, and an average speed of over 10 knots for the race, Jive’ was worked hard and the win well deserved.
Designed by Laurie Davidson in 2001, with design support by Dibley Marine, Jive Talkin’ has dominated the various ORC offshore series that she has entered since launch- ing, and with her new keel and rudder designed by Dibley last year to account for the new changes in the rule and the way the crew sail her, she has again taken a leap forward in both performance and handling. READ MORE
July 2005 Dibley Newsletter
June 2005 Dibley Newsletter
June 2005 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Designed in conjunction with Chris Bouzaid and the Waianiwa Group in the USA, the brief was for a fast, safe, comfortable ocean-going cruising yacht, with a classic but modern style in her aesthetics . Our intent has been to provide a boat readily sailed shorthanded handed and with a turn of performance that will allow her crew exhilarating sailing within a moderate displacement. This boat is ideally suited to participation in any of the various ocean cruising rallies that are currently enjoying increasing popularity.The hull is designed with a fine ‘V’ shaped entry, a moderate beam and a well-balanced hull volume distribution allowing good load carrying capacity without affecting the performance characteristics of this very comfortable design.
The raised upper saloon and Navigation station allows guests and owners to enjoy the views and sight-lines while under sail or when in port; with formal saloon and entertaining further below. Two main sleeping Cabins with a third for extra guests and a well laid out galley ensure all the comforts are catered for. READ MORE
June 2005 Dibley Newsletter
"Supergroove Wins NZ Trail Yacht Championships"
April 2005 Topic: Press Release
March 2005 Press Release
March 2005 Topic: Press Release
Sailing in tricky, light conditions, ‘Supergroove’ took out the double in the 100 Mile Gulf Classic run by the Waikato Yacht Squadron’ held on March 12 & 13th. Sailing on a course that covers the Harauki Gulf, Graham Rowe and crew crossed the line almost two hours ahead of the next yacht which resulted in winning both Line and Handicap honours.Supergroove has done this race 6 times with 5 Line Honour wins but this is the first Double she has achieved.
Designed in 1993 for Jono Gravit, ‘Supergroove’ went on to win four New Zealand Trailer Yacht Championships along with a host of other events. Her new owner, Graham Rowe, has continued the success and is keeping the 12 year old design competitive with the addition of a new 2 metre prod that Dibley designed for her earlier this year.
According to Graham, “We were using our largest gennaker, normally flown on a pole, but having its effort further for- ward meant that we carried it in heavier air than we would have on the pole and we were well under control all the time.” READ MORE
March 2005 Press Release
November 2004 Dibley Newsletter
November 2004 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
"Babe in the 2003 Melbourne to Hobart Race"
June 2004 Topic: Press Release
"A good start but as always the first 8 miles to the Heads was reaching, so given water-line length (smallest boat in the fleet), we ended up leaving the Heads mid fleet. We headed east for the first 24 hours looking and hoping for an easterly change. Unfortunately the system had slowed a little and the expected ENE came around 12 - 18 hours later than the pre-race info suggested ..." Read More...
"The Designer with Nine Lives" by Laurance Schaffler
April 2004 Topic: Press Release
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"Lasca Crosses the Tasman"
March 2004 Topic: Press Release
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"38' Racing Yacht Under Construction in New Zealand"
February 2004 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Carl Smith from Tauranga, New Zealand is currently building a 38' Racing / Cruising Yacht .. the latest design out of the Dibley Design Studio. Built for his own use, Carl plans to campaign her in local and National events as well as the occasional offshore event such as Hamilton Island Race Week in Queensland, Australia Read More...
February 2004 Dibley Newsletter
February 2004 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
Carl Smith, from Tauranga, New Zealand, is currently building a 38’ Racing/Cruising Yacht which is the latest design out of the Dibley Design Studio. Being built for his own use, Carl plans to campaign her in local and National events as well as the occasional offshore event such as Hamilton Island Race Week in Queensland Australia.Carl has had a long association with Dibley Marine and was the first owner / builder of the Dibley 650 ‘Stealth’ which is racing successfully in the South Island. Structural Engineering was done by High Modulus NZ Ltd. and the Rig was designed by Chris Mitchell of ‘Applied Engineering Ltd. Launch date will be early 2005. READ MORE
February 2004 Dibley Newsletter
January 2004 Dibley Newsletter
January 2004 Topic: Dibley Newsletter
"Dibley Marine & Commander Yachts in Joint Marketing Effort"
January 2002 Topic: Press Release
The hull form has relatively fine u-shaped sections forward, which soften into a flat run aft. To ensure high performance while providing a spacious, comfortable interior, the topsides have been flared so as not to adversely affect the yacht's ideal volume distribution below the waterline when sailing Read More...