We call 'em Pods. If they have a radar arch, Pods with a handle..... Al Townsend M/V Pelican Deltaville, VA _alsgarage@aol.com_ (http:///) In a message dated 1/29/2006 12:00:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com writes: Later on we saw the boat coming back in the other direction in the displacement mode. Several folks, including one who looked to be the owner, were perched (the forward parts of these "sleek" vessels always look a bit slippery to me) on the bow with beverages in hand. I assume that this meant successful completion of the high speed portion of the trial. My out-spoken, non-boating mother (are all 89-year olds so OUT-spoken?) piped up in the middle of Mary's and my verbal conjecturing about the vessel to spout, "It looks like a shoe!" Hmmmm.