Good luck to Sunreef and Catamarans.com - I hope they can bring a new kind of production cat to American shores, one that suits the needs of the trawler crowd who would like more living space, but still retain the ability to cross the Atlantic for a summer in Europe, carry enough fuel and water, to safely make the trip without sacrificing the level of fit, finish and comfort available in trawlers. In other words, a better trawler than exists today with their round bottoms and single engines. I'll be interested in seeing if they get past the drawing stage, hopefully, realizing that some boaters are looking for more living space rather than wanting to add an additional 8 berths. Personally, given the choice, I'd choose a comfortable office/library over accommodations for 12 any day. It almost seems that Cat manufacturers see charter as the only target audience; have they looked further? Are those of you who will be selling these boats in the Northwest targeting that audience, or have you considered targeting trawler owners or owner-wannabes? In the past, I've been referred to sites, as if I haven't been looking at or for them. Here's what I've been referred to or have found: 1) drawings of boats rather than picture of production boats; no pictures? No production 2) Custom boats with pictures. "Don't worry, we can do anything you want" - except let you take a look at a finished boat. 3) mid-sized boats that under the skillful hands of a very experienced skipper (and with an additional 500 gallons of diesel taking up any and all available space) "safely" cross the Pacific to Hawaii, as if "proving" sea-worthiness in that fashion implies that I and my wife would be happy. Comfort and sea-worthiness I not an either/or requirement in a Cat any more than it is in a trawler. 4) Pictures of boats that any self-respecting manufacturer would be embarrassed to post in this day and age - regardless of their sea-worthiness or design acumen - and I'm being kind in assuming that these boats are from the '50s since they lack even the most modest modicum or interior or exterior beauty. They hardly do the designer or manufacturer justice, and look home-built, like some monohull shrimper converted on a shoestring to be a coastal cruiser - in 1965. Can anyone give me a web site with production power cats that can be a better trawler than a trawler? Everything is seemingly in place for Cats to become the trawlers of the future, accommodations, fuel economy, speed, sea-worthiness, etc. and I just can't understand why someone isn't rushing in to fill this void; am I the only one to see this? (Incidentally, a 53' showed up in "The Power of Multihulls" magazine recently as an advert with little additional information, even in an accompanying article; it was a one-off dive boat as I recall) I'm becoming more than a little frustrated with this search, and my wife is thinking trawler, or even (gasp!) sail as an alternative method of cruising and trans-oceanic passages. You'd be surprised how much sail boat you can buy for not very much money, and they don't burn much diesel when the wind blows, so she has a point. Please, don't let me go down that road!!!!!