Read some recent comments and questions on the list. The following may help provide information as to why we chose the Aventure 460 "Yum Yum" over the Lagoon 43 as well as the Endeavour 44. In late 2002 and early 2003, after over a year of researching, we had become convinced that a catamaran semi-displacement hull boat is what we wanted for our "great loop" and other cruising desires as opposed to a monohull. We looked at and considered a number cats less than 39' but the ones we saw did not seem to meet our needs. We did not visit or see the PDQ34 but we did call to find out if they had plans on constructing a longer one. PDQ indicated they had no plans. We looked at the new Kevlacat and spoke to their owners. The Kevlacat was also smaller than our needs even though we were highly impressed with the safety features. The options remaining for us were the Lagoon 43 and the Endeavour 44 trawlercat. At the 2003 Miami boat show, the Lagoon 43 was available for viewing and also for demonstration "trials". My wife and I signed up for a "trial". Together with four (4) other people, we left the boat show early in the morning for the demo. The captain skillfully backed out of the "oversize" dock width. We were impressed with how the boat handled leaving the dock. We left the marina and headed to the inlet. My wife was above together with the captain and two other people but with hardly enough room all to be seated. I stayed below with two other potential buyers since we could not fit on the bridge. Everything seemed to be smooth until we started heading out the inlet into the Atlantic. The ride suddenly became very rough with (our recollection) of a maximum of 3 foot seas. I was looking forward inside the cabin and noticed water continuously breaking in front and spraying way above the front of the boat. By the time the captain turned the boat and started heading back, all four individuals above were completely soaked. As my wife recalls, "It was very similar to a wet tee shirt contest." "All three guys and myself." Perhaps the captain didn't know how to approach and turn the vessel, perhaps not. In any case, when we debriefed that pm, we said NO to the Lagoon 43' because of the great amount of sneezing, wet ride, no room for solar panels, limited topside seating and also the unbelievable width of the Lagoon 43 and concern that it would not fit into what we estimated 95% of the American and Canadian docks and potential problems with some of the older locks. There's more but nuff said about this. This brought us back to comparing the Endeavour 44 Trawlercat and the Aventure 460 Liveaboard. We'll do this in a separate post. Best Regards Pierre and Linda Barrette Aboard "Yum Yum" Aventure 460 Power Catamaran.