I was speaking recently with Karen Schuler of Trawlers Midwest about PDQ and Lagoon, the company's power catamaran offerings. Karen and her husband Ken first began selling Nordic Tugs on the Great Lakes about 15 years ago. Today they carry American Tug and Camano, admittedly more traditional designs than either the Lagoon or PDQ. I was reminiscing about a Lagoon Power 43 I helped deliver from Florida to the Virgin Islands.

After spending three days bunkered down during a strong northerly front in the Bahamas, we decided if we didn't leave, the weather would only deteriorate. Hours after making this stupid decision we were punching the Grand Banks 42 through large swells churned up by a week of fierce north winds. With roaring winds of 30 knots and higher, my crew Jack Bulger and I exchanged glances, both realizing we were in for a long disagreeable night.