Interesting article however it is a sailboat (cat-ketch) with a big freestanding rig. Not sure how the term "hybrid" came up -- I wouldn't call it a motorsailor either. As mentioned in the article Randy Repass (west marine) is currently cruising in a sister ship somewhere in the So. Pacific. The designer, Tom Wylie is an excellent west coast designer. Probably the best sailboat I ever owned and the most fun to sail was a one-design boat he designed. If I were in the market, he would be on my very short list of designers I'd talk to. Interestingly I was out at the Farallone Islands this past Saturday. The the Baylis was anchored and a Boston Whaler (I assume theirs) was looking for sharks to tag. Didn't see a shark but we did see a lot of humpback whales and the usual dolphins. Robby, "Dolores E."