[PCW] Endeavor: "Form following function?"

[Jonah Jones]

Hi Rod,
some interesting observations from you there.

I guess for me, slippery looks are so far down the list of priorities 
as to be virtually irrelevant.
  I suppose that if it meant more mpg that would get my attention.

Whats important to me is what is available NOW,  how much will it cost 
and can it perform the tasks that I require of it.
Every year we get another year older, how long would one be waiting for 
these new catamarans to come sailing over the horizon?
I'd rather go while I am fit and forty one!

Here in Bermuda I have a 20ft Boston Whaler.  I really don't care what 
it looks like.  It's usually covered with fish guts, pole spears, 
painting gear and empty wine bottles.  At the end of the day I hose it 
down and walk away without a second admiring glance, but I remember the 
fun I had.

I can't,  by any stretch of the imagination, get into the aesthetics of 
a contemporary motor vehicle, either I'm afraid.
I have a station wagon that is covered in oil paint, dog hair and beach 
sand and I don't have the  time or inclination to spend my weekend 
cleaning the wheel rims with a toothbrush.
We hired a car in St Pete this last week, I couldn't even tell you what 
it was, they all look the same to me.  It drove where we wanted to go 
though.

We went aboard a pdq 41 in Miami.  The folks who build them are really 
nice, so I apologise in advance, but I was left with the impression 
that I had been on board a floating hospital room for the elderly.
For my money the endeavour 48 had so much more room, hardware and 
possibilities for not a lot more money.
I'm sure it'll get more mpg, but then its lighter and smaller.

I appreciate that there are fancy custom built one offs out there that 
can cross oceans and have finely finished teak carpentry etc.  But not 
for less than 700k; not even close.
I'd rather spend the savings on kyaks, dinghies, fishing rods, dive 
gear, good quality wine, and a painting trip to Venice in the Fall 
where I can get all the aesthetic nourishment I need.

At the end of the day, if looks are so important with a boat, why would 
a catamaran even be a consideration?

Here's hoping that next Summer, my wife and I will be on board 
somewhere up in Georgian bay, drinking a glass of something silky and 
admiring the beauty of the  scenery and not what we are sitting on.

regards jonah.