[PCW] Endeavor: "Form following function?"

[R Bingham]

Hi All

It is an unfortunate fact of life that when a product or service is
criticised the owners, prospective purchasers and users of that product or
service feel that they too are the subject of the criticism. I am told that
psychologists have a word (probably a very big word) for this.

I am sure we would all agree that aesthetics, what we as individuals discern
as beautiful or otherwise, is a very personal and subjective matter. There
is no wrong, there is no right, there is only different.

I am also sure that we all appreciate the need for these differences. None
of us would like to see a marina full of identical boats or be in a
favourite anchorage surrounded by clones of our own boat. It is surely the
variety of boats that adds to the visual pleasure. We often spend muchos
dineros to establish our individuality on our boats.

I do not like extremes of styling and agree that form MUST follow function.
I do not like "retro" and see it as an excuse by a designer who cannot come
up with an original idea. I do not drive an Aston Martin. I require that my
boat and house and car, and everything else I buy, be pleasing to the eye;
not at the expense of its purpose but to complement it.

The Endeavor (all models) undoubtedly provide their owners with masses of
living space and masses of pride of ownership and that is right. BUT it is
not my choice.

I wish Jonah, his family, all other Endeavor owners and every boat owner
around the world the best of fortune and a wonderful life aboard -  whatever
their choice of vessel.

Regards

Roger Bingham
France