Weird, as beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. If one considers the plethora of vessel designs over the ages, Where do power catamarans fall among dhows, junks, caravals and Kon-Tiki? These and many other vessels, power catamarans included, follow the artists' maxim, "Form follows function." We first saw a cruising power cat in 2003 in the Bahamas; Journey, an Endeavour 44. It was described by the owner, George, as an ugly boat, but it made so much sense. The Endeavour 40 is even "uglier" but to us made even more sense. We were sold on power cats. We have a Motorcat 30. A great boat for short cruises. Six weeks in the Bahamas and this 30 footer gets a bit cramped. So, a larger boat, but what? We sold our 45 foot sailboat, yet miss the quiet of hearing the porpoises "poof" as they go by. So, bigger than 30 feet, smaller than 45 feet, shallow draft, narrow enough to berth, live aboard capable, great gas mileage, (the MC30 gets 2.34 mpg average, but gas is $5/gallon in the Bahamas. Any guesses where the price of fuel will top out?), fast enough for 200 mile days, reputable, amenable builder, excellent fit and finish, and quiet. Dse 12m Hybrid. Weird, huh? Drew Dolak