Posted on behalf of "GB" <gjbrandes@gmail.com>: Robert, I own an Endeavour 48 for two years now and can tell you the people that are telling you the boat is a bay boat, do not know what they are talking about or are the sour grapes kind of people. My wife and I have cruised a considerable time in blue water crossings including in seas up to 10/12 feet so far (not by choice) and were never concern with our safety doing 16 kts. These boat enjoys speed in rough seas. The waves get sort of crushed under the boat giving it a soft ride This is our second Endeavour. We used to have a Trawler cat 44 and bought the 48 to be able to cruise in larger seas in more comfort. As you may know, a 6 foot sea is a normal state of the ocean in most areas. I may agree that Endeavour boats may not be the nicest looking catamarans but they are well divided and functional, safe, with easy access to all systems, a solid glass hull below the water line to avoid water insertion into a core material like in some other cats and with 3.3 feet of draft for a 50 foot boat, I think its pretty neat. We were sailors before the two ENDEAVOURS, and owned a Catana 44 sailing cat (with a core hull below the water line), in which we cruised the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. Any questions you may have, please just ask signal46@gmail.com Regards, George