News & Recent Events
Copyright 2010 Michael Kasten
Updated September 2010In order to keep you up to date with new developments at Kasten Marine Design, this page will contain direct links to the most recently added content at this domain. Also, please check out our Plans List web page for new designs we may have added.
See our alternate web site Kasten Yacht Design where we have focused on our larger yacht designs and prototypes. Although presently incomplete in terms of the eventually intended content, you will find a number of images of our designs, prototype ideas, and a few photos.
2010
Projects: Designs that have recently been begun, are ongoing, or will soon be completed. - in order of overall length:
30m (98') Wooden Charter Phinisi - A plank-on-frame Indonesian Phinisi Schooner. Now under construction, Borneo.
Mermaid 61 -An all aluminum brigantine styled after the 1700's privateers.
42' Zephyr -
Prototypes: New ideas...
37m (120') Chief Seattle (120')
2009
Projects: Designs begun or that were on-going during the year - in order of overall length:
38m Indonesian Phinisi (125') - A plank-on-frame Indonesian Sailing Phinisi Charter Schooner. Now under construction, Borneo.
34m Royal Albatross (110')
33m Indonesian KLM - A plank-on-frame Indonesian Motor Sailing Yacht, for charter or for private use.
56' Aluminum Ketch - Shiraz - A gaff ketch reminiscent of Herreshoff. Now under construction, the Philippines.
Prototypes: New ideas...
55m Lady Destiny (180') - A steel mega-yacht / junk schooner with classic Asian styling.
50m Motor Yacht Peregrine (164') - A traditionally styled, sleek and slender motor yacht, with a hint of Asian styling...
40m KLM Charter Yacht (132') - A plank-on -frame Indonesian Phinisi / KLM type configured for improved sailing capability.
65' Rachel - Modern aluminum sailing yacht. New images with an alternate interior and aft deck arrangement.
60' Trading Schooner - Steel cargo / trading / charter schooner for family sailing and adventure.
50' Amazon - A steel shoal draft live-aboard river boat - perfect for the ICW in the USA.
32' Skimmer - A small cozy pocket trawler in aluminum, capable of semi-displacement speeds as well as long range voyaging at displacement speeds.
2008
Kasten Yacht Design - A new web site with a focus on larger yachts.
Projects: Designs begun or that were on-going during the year - in order of overall length:
50m (164') Wooden Charter Yacht - A plank-on-frame Indonesian Sailing Phinisi Charter Schooner.
36m (118') Wooden Tern Schooner - A plank-on-frame wooden Three Mast Schooner.
30m (98') Wooden Charter Phinisi - A plank-on-frame Indonesian Phinisi Schooner.
80' Aluminum Motor Yacht - North Coast - An all-ocean Diesel-Electric motor yacht.
64' Steel 'Clipper Yacht' - Chantage - Classic Motor Sailor.
60' Aluminum Motor Yacht - Swallow's Nest - An all-ocean expeditionary Motor Sailor.
56' Aluminum Ketch - Shiraz - Fast sailing in a ketch reminiscent of Herreshoff.
48' Aluminum Schooner - Jasmine - Electric Drive Sailing Yacht.
43' Aluminum Motor Yacht - Roberta - Motor Yacht for voyaging.
43' Aluminum Motor Yacht - Roberta Jean - Motor Yacht for voyaging.
Prototypes: New ideas...
100' Wooden Bermuda Skipjack - A design concept for ocean sailing in a classic wooden hull.
78' Wyldepathaway - A classic fantail schooner in steel for charters.
65' Rachel - A sleek and modern aluminum design for fast ocean sailing.
62' Wooden Brigantine - A privateer-style schooner for plank-on-frame wood.
47' Aluminum Motor Yacht - Roberta Jean - Classic twin-cabin Motor Yacht in aluminum.
32' Steel Tug Yacht - Talisker - A Tug Yacht prototype.
2007
Projects: Designs begun or that were on-going during the year - in order of overall length:
50m (164') Indonesian Charter Yacht - A plank-on-frame Phinisi Charter Schooner.
36m (118') Tern Schooner - A plank-on-frame wooden Tern Schooner.
80' Motor Yacht, North Coast - An all-ocean Diesel-Electric aluminum motor yacht.
64' Steel 'Steam Clipper' Yacht, Chantage - Classic Motor Sailor.
48' Aluminum Schooner, Jasmine - Electric Drive Sailing Yacht.
32' Steel Tug-Yacht, Terrier - Stock design now on the water in Turkey.
Prototypes: New ideas...!
50m (164') Indonesian Charter Yacht - An Indonesian KLM Yacht for charters.
135' Shadow Line - A plank-on-frame Barquentine.
125' Blackbeard - A classic wooden "privateer" yacht.
112' Sailing Yacht, Leah - A modern yacht for luxury and fast sailing.
90' 'Tunnel CAT' - A unique type of fast foil-borne planing vessel - the 'Tunnel CAT'
70' Express Cruiser- Like the rum runners of yore - fast, sleek and classic.
36' Blue Horizon - A compact all-ocean fantail-stern trawler-yacht in steel.
2006
Designs: During 2006 our work included:
36m (118') Indonesian Ketch - Motor Sailor
64' Steel 'Steam Clipper' Yacht, Chantage - Motor Sailor
53' Aluminum Motor Yacht, Valdemar - Motor Yacht
50' Steel Motor Yacht, Renegade - Motor Yacht
44' Aluminum Schooner, Redpath - Classic Sailing Yacht
8' Aluminum Sailing Pram - Yacht Tender
Prototypes: New ideas...!
Nautilus 80 / Nemo 70 - Hybrid submarine-yacht
60' Motor Yacht, 'Steamer' - A classic
60' Motor Yacht, Peregrine - A favorite
2005
Designs: During 2005 our work included:
36m (118') Indonesian Ketch - Motor Sailor
30m (98') Indonesian Ketch - Motor Sailor
96' Aluminum Schooner, Zebulun
60' Iron Steam Yacht Restoration, Sarah E. Banks
53' Aluminum Motor Yacht, Valdemar
49' Steel Motor Yacht, Vagrant
40' Aluminum Motor Yacht, Coaster II
30' Aluminum Motor Yacht, Buster
18' Greenlander Kayak
10' Aluminum Sailing Pram
Prototypes: New ideas...!
55' Schooner, Josephine
50' Skipjack Schooner
50' Ketch, Sonja
ARTICLES
All of our online writings can be reviewed on our Articles web page. Among them, those that are new or recently revised are as follows:
Testimonials
Composites for Boats
Integral Tanks for Boats
Selected Editorials, 1995 to 2000
Evolution of a Traditional Wooden Sailing Type
An Indonesian Cargo Phinisi or KLM as a Yacht...?
In Search of the Ultimate Indonesian Charter Phinisi
Metal Parts for Wooden & Composite Boats
What Will The Boat Cost..?
Designing Metal Boat Structure
Lightning Protection Strategies - Newly updated
Choosing the Engine
Creating the Ultimate Indonesian Charter Phinisi
ADVENTURES
Once in a great while we get to go on some sort of adventure. You can review some of that wildness in the following web pages.
In 2001, Lena and I traveled to Indonesia to research the wooden boat building methods of the Bugis / Konjo boat builders of South Sulawesi. This adventure took us from Bali to Sulawesi to meet the builders, and then from Sulawesi to Kalimantan (Borneo) to visit an active boat building site. While in Kalimantan we lofted the shape and built the mould frames for a traditional wooden Indonesian phinisi, the 36 meter Silolona, the design of which we completed during 2001 and 2002.
At the end of 2004 Lena and I traveled to Indonesia and sailed for several weeks aboard the Silolona. It was an excellent trip! You will find more of that story on our Silolona Homecoming page.
During the second quarter of 2006 Lena and I traveled once again to Indonesia to begin work on a new 36 meter Indonesian Motor Sailor in Kalimantan (Borneo).
A few select images from our various trips to Indonesia can be seen at our web page on Boatbuilding in Indonesia - A Photo Gallery. For a bit of background about these incredible wooden vessels, please check out our article on the Evolution of a Traditional Wooden Sailing Type and the links that follow the article.
Thank you for your interest in our work. Please come back soon...!
Please see the Plans List page to review our available Boat Plans.
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