Bay Pelican is currently in Ils Les Saintes (southern islands of Guadeloupe) Leeward Islands. This is a sailboat world. Rarely do we see a trawler, in fact, not since we left our buddy boat in the Spanish Virgins off the island of Puerto Rico have we seen another trawler. (I am excluding local boats). A second observation is that since we have left the Abacos the trawlers we have seen have all been full displacement, Nordhavns, Krogens, Defevers and even a Willard. Plus a few customs boats where I have found out from the owners that they are full displacement. Admittedly I saw a couple of nonidentificable trawlers in the Exumas where I did not talk to the owners. I am excluding anything over 63/70 feet in this observation. Question, are the bulk of the trawlers that are being sold not suited for long distance travel or is a self selection process whereby those owners who want to go to the Caribbean buy a sailboat. To make the discussion interesting, the sailboats rarely sail. Usually they motor, then they motor sail and a much much smaller percentage of the time do they sail without a motor. The trawler seems to have an advantage as the sailboat owners complain about their slow speed while motoring or the need to get fuel because of their small tankage. The sailboats are evenly split between monohulls and cats, but as I have found out these are deep draft cats which are considered seaworthy. Our neighbors cat in this anchorage has a 53 draft . Another factor in the equation is that perhaps a third of the boats are from Europe, South Africa or Australia, these boats have crossed an ocean to get here. I dont expect to see many 40 foot trawlers that have crossed an ocean, Marty Campanella Bay Pelican Krogen 42 Leeward Islands