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The pentamaran lies to the dock better...A properly designed cruising version could have ample reserve bouyancy in the forward floats to stay much drier in rough conditions than an all-out piercer like Earthrace, while most of the time running on the minimal wetted surface of the after floats and center hull. http://tinyurl.com/yw8ykf regards, Bill ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping