The other issue with a good motor sailor is that the boat has a long range under power. Unfortunately there are few pilothouse, motorsailors--either in the cats or monohulls which truely have the long range under power. I have a friend who once had to power across almost the entire Indian Ocean. I once powered all of the way from Panama to San Diego--no wind. All so often we see the power cats with limited fuel and thus limited range. Bob Austin _______________________________________________ Brian added: Agreed, too often the fuel tank sizes are too small for really long range even at low fuel consumption rates Here's Tara Vana's trip from Costa Rica to Mexicio, "Head to Head" <http://www.runningtideyachts.com/articles/TaraTour2.html> Brian Eiland beiland@usa.net www.RunningTideYachts.com distinctive expedition yachts