Jonah, Great to see that you are out and about. I don't know much about the EndeavourCats, but I do know that the owner of the Company helped me out considerably as I was building Chrysalis, both in Florida and then when we met again in Annapolis. I was impressed with his knowledge and also the constant development and improvement of his hulls. I know that there is much angst out there regarding weather, waves and surviving the Perfect Storm. But at some point you have to just untie the line and stop dreaming. Congratulations. If you are comfortable at 2-4' on the beam you'd be comfortable for almost all of the 15000 miles we've put on in the last 4 years. We recently spent a few brutal days climbing up the Red Sea. But even the Kiwis in their sailboats were feeling beat up on that trip. And though they were definitely uncomfortable, they were not dangerous. All the best as you head north(Norfolk has a great July4th show if you can make it there). And for anyone else on this board who has weather concerns, try tracking weather patterns in your area. Surprisingly, there is some science to this whole endeavour. The weather routers will give you estimates like 95% accurate day 1, 89% accurate day 2, 80% accurate day 3. I guess you just have to ask yourself how long you really intend to stay offshore and what type of weather you'll wait for before you leave shore. If you only leave on a 5 knot day, the forecast can be 500% off before you're in a very uncomfortable 25 knots or 700% off before you're in a scary 35 knot wind. Sailors who get excited about leaving on a 15 knot day don't have to experience much of a missed forecast before they find themselves struggling back into the inlet at 45 knots. Mike Petersen