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Copyright 2013 Michael Kasten
Updated April 2013
In 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 that 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.
2013
Projects: Designs that have recently been begun, are ongoing, or will soon be completed. - in order of overall length:
61' Mermaid - With the design work now completed, our work continues during the BUILDING of the outstanding Mermaid, a brigantine styled after the classic 1700's privateers.
42' Lucille - Smaller sister to my 50' Lucille design, in hull form this ketch rigged motorsailer is reminiscent of the great Herreshoff yachts, with an interior planned for comfortable cruising.
Prototypes: New ideas...55' Euro Express - A fast semi-planing motor yacht for the Mediterranean... A flying bridge that still allows full access to the EU canal system... Two luxury cabins... 20 to 22 knots on tap. Good..!
48' Awahnee III - An adaptation of the slightly larger Uffa Fox designed Awahnee I and Awahnee II sailed by Bob Griffith and family on three circumnavigations, here planned for construction in steel.
38' China Cat - A capable offshore centerboard yacht in a classic package. Plenty of interior room, and worldwide access to waters over 4 feet in depth. The perfect liveaboard yacht...?
2012
Projects: Designs that have recently been begun, are ongoing, or will soon be completed. - in order of overall length:
66' Asgard - A Viking Ship...? Yes - having been inspired by those craft, the Asgard is so named. A double ended hull with survivability in ultimate conditions, but also... a touch of luxury for two couples..!
61' Mermaid - Work continues toward BUILDING the outstanding Mermaid, a brigantine styled after the excellent 1700's privateers.
44' Valhalla - Inspiration for this vessel was Viking craft, Whaleboats and Coast Guard surf boats, all double ended for maximum seaworthiness. Plenty of room for living aboard.
42' Lucille - Smaller sister to my 50' Lucille design, in hull form this ketch rigged motorsailer is reminiscent of the great Herreshoff yachts, with an interior planned for comfortable cruising.
36' Molly - A compact 'Dream Yacht' intended for simple construction in steel or aluminum, economical propulsion, and a spacious layout for two to live aboard. The ideal canal cruiser...!
33' Freyja - The assignment here was to create the smallest, most seaworthy live-aboard vessel possible, and to do so without crowding the interior.
Prototypes: New ideas...
82' Peregrine - A long and sleek motor-sharpie type with aft pilot house. An extended version of our 64' Peregrine prototype suited to all-ocean cruising, or the canals and rivers of the world.
80' Fantail Steamer - A classic fantail yacht harking back to the days of the steamer. An all-ocean classic yacht.
70' Peregrine-on-Thames - An extremely shoal draft sailing "barge" somewhat along the lines of the classic Thames Sailing Barges, but built in aluminum or steel, and having a fantail stern.
70' Arabian Dhow - A traditional "Baghala" type of Arabian Dhow arranged as a private sailing yacht with two guest staterooms. Wood plank-on-frame structure or cold moulded structure.
30' Ernest Shackelton - A rescue vessel...! Intended to be the ultimate trailerable and floatable home in the event of natural or unnatural disasters.
2011
Projects: Designs that have recently been begun, are ongoing, or will soon be completed. - in order of overall length:
Mermaid 61 - Work continues on an all aluminum brigantine styled after the 1700's privateers. Wow..!
Far Horizon 46 - A stout all-ocean trawler designed for a family of four with world cruising capabilities. Construction in steel or aluminum.
42' Lucille - Smaller sister to my 50' Lucille design, in hull form this ketch rigged motorsailer is reminiscent of the great Herreshoff yachts, with an interior planned for comfortable cruising.
Prototypes: New ideas...
37m (120') Chief Seattle (120') - A classic Grand Banks racing-fishing schooner styled after the Bluenose, but planned for construction in aluminum...!
100' Cargo Skipjack - A 100' live-aboard cargo-yacht. Simple construction, easy maintenance, fast sailing... Another fine prototype in our Skipjack series...
Cleopatra's Galley - A 100' true Egyptian ship of state from the age of Cleopatra for dinner cruises in and around Singapore, driven by... oars..!
Amazon 100' - Conceived as a medical supply vessel, but quite adaptable to a low profile yacht or tour boat, especially well suited to shoal water and low overhead clearance of river systems and canals of the world.
100' North Coast - A motor yacht of generous proportions for world cruising.
85' Lady Destiny - An expeditionary sailing junk in steel, intended for an extended family of 8 people, or for luxury charters.
82' Peregrine - A long and sleek motor-sharpie type with aft pilot house. An extended version of our 64' Peregrine prototype suited to all-ocean cruising, or the canals and rivers of the world.
80' Fantail Steamer - A classic fantail yacht harking back to the days of the steamer. An all-ocean classic yacht.
80' Trawler Yacht - A plumb stem low profile trawler yacht somewhat in the Lapworth tradition (see Voyaging Under Power, first edition, p.80).
80' Power Trimaran, TROIKA - A uniquely styled modern trimaran for voyaging under power. The comforts of a true pilot house. Simplicity of propulsion, and an optional get-home sail rig.
49' Black Jack - Another in the Rhumb Runner series, this time using a unique hull form derived from a sailing Skipjack..!
48' Spray - Revisiting Joshua Slocum's original Spray. Can it be improved...?
48' Hiawatha - An aluminum ketch with a hull form in the tradition of the fast Grand Banks schooners, with an interior planned for comfortable cruising and living aboard.
43' Far Horizon - A stout all-ocean trawler intended for steel or aluminum construction.
43' Petrel - A widebody dive yacht for worldwide travel. Similar to our Coaster 40 design, but with a wide saloon and integral swim platform.
41' Jasper - A motor-sailing ketch for comfortable cruising whether on the ocean or on inland waters. A pilot house, plus generous sleeping accommodations.
40' Far Horizon - Another prototype in the Far Horizon series... a robust all-ocean trawler yacht with live-aboard comfort for a couple and occasional guests.
32' Pilgrim - A fantail cutter intended for construction in steel, aluminum or plywood. Two sizes, most recently at 32' on deck.
2010
Projects: Designs begun or that were on-going during the year - 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 - A simple and graceful steel ketch for ocean voyaging in style and in comfort. Updated sail rig and new images.
48' Jasmine - An aluminum junk schooner with electric drive. Newly updated to include pilot house option.
36' Drifter - An economical habitat for our trying times: An easily built houseboat...! Newly updated content.
Prototypes: New ideas...
37m (120') Chief Seattle (120') - A classic Grand Banks racing-fishing schooner.
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') (33.5m) - New interior layout and revised exterior styling for the sail training vessel "Windy II" now renamed "Royal Albatross." Under construction, Malaysia.
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
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.
118' Tern Schooner - A yacht with an owner's private 'great cabin' aft and four guest suites. Modeled after a 1700's privateer schooner and detailed for construction in tropical hardwood.
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
NEW 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:
Nomadic Watercraft
- Creating a Design Philosophy
Nomadic LAND Craft!
Why Use NURBS Modeling...?
Slocum's SPRAY Revisited
Creating the Ultimate Indonesian Charter Phinisi
Composites for Boats
Integral Tanks for Boats
Designing Metal Boat Structure
Lightning Protection Strategies
Choosing the Engine
Metal Boats for Blue Water
Metal Boat Weld-up Sequence
ADVENTURES IN INDONESIA
Once in a great while we get to go on some sort of adventure. You can review some of that wildness among the following links.
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...!
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