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history
Shibumi From the Keel
The Defever 60 was designed by Arthur Defever. The original owners were Carlisle and Virginia Frankenfield who commissioned the boat in 1990. The boat was christened Fog Cutter which was Mr. Frankenfield's nickname because of his penchant for starting out early for the fishing grounds no matter what the weather. Several modifications were made prior to construction to suit the needs of the owners. First, the fishing cockpit was added to the POC 53 to accommodate Mr. Frankenfield's passion for fishing. Second, the boat deck was extended to fully cover the California Deck so the canvas could drop straight down. Third, a stairway was added from the owner's stateroom directly to the cockpit. Lastly, the normal four stateroom design was made into a three stateroom version thereby making two master suites.
In May of 2004 the boat was purchased by Bill and Fred's Excellent Adventures, LLC and sailed from Long Beach California to Seattle Washington. The boat was renamed M/V Shibumi (see below). Bill Baker and Fred Mattison (founders of Bill & Fred's) along with crew members Phil Rink and Larry Iverson spent six days running non-stop up the coast. The trip consumed approximately 1510 gallons of the 1960 gallon capacity of diesel fuel. We averaged 7.7kph for the 156 hour trip running into 6-8 foot short duration head seas and 25 to 35 knot winds. We burned 9.7gph running both engines and one generator non-stop.
Definition
SHIBUMI has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to be bold, so poignant it does not have to be pretty, so true it does not have to be real. SHIBUMI is understanding, rather than knowledge. Eloquent silence. In demeanor, it is modesty without prudency. In art, where the spirit of SHIBUMI takes the form of SABI, it is elegant simplicity, articulate brevity. In philosophy, where SHIBUMI emerges as WABI, it is spiritual tranquility that is not passive; it is being without the angst of becoming. And in the personality of a man, it is...authority without domination. One does not achieve SHIBUMI, one...discovers it. And only a few men of infinite refinement ever do that. One must pass through knowledge and arrive at simplicity to arrive at SHIBUMI.
Excerpted from "Shibumi" by Trevanian
We commonly like to refer to the meaning as a way of life or understated elegance. We feel that our vessel chose the name for herself in part because of her sea keeping capabilities and her sea kindliness. For those who have read old sea captain superstitions, a vessel starting with the letter “S” or “F” and having five or seven letters in her name will be good luck.
We have been told by some of our guests after spending time on Shibumi that they begin to understand the definition further. For this we are happy and continually try to improve and upgrade our vessel. Another word comes to mind; CANEI. This is an acronym for “Constant And Never Ending Improvement”. We hope through the benefits of charter income to never stop improving Shibumi.
