My wife and I have been cruising for 5 years (mostly winters) in the 60' LWL "Live-Anywhere Boat" I designed. The design spec was to allow 2 professional people to live and work anywhere one can get by water. So far we have made several trips to and from the Caribbean by way of Bermuda, and we expect to go to Europe (she also fits in the canals) either next summer or the summer after. /commercial mode on: You can see pictures of the boat on the website in my sig. /commercial mode off: Best of luck, Michael Porter M/V Barbara > >> Friends: >> >> My wife and I are quickly narrowing down the list of boats that will be our >> home for the next 10 years. We have done a lot of research and been on a >> fair number of boats. All, of course, have pluses and minuses. One >> question we have for the PUP list is: what types of power boats, i.e. >> trawlers, do you see out there in the more distant areas - Mediterranean, >> South Pacific, Aruba, South China Sea? Nordhavn's, Diesel Ducks, >> Kadey-Krogens, Selenes? Any observations would be most welcome. >> >> Jonathan >> -- Michael Porter Michael Porter Marine Design www.mp-marine.com