[MYCaptainChris]

agree entirely

I've never had anyone sick on a beam sea before, only a heading sea. All except one lazy engineer but thats another story!!

[sailronin]

Trawlers are the power boating choice for rough weather because of the full displacement design. Many of the newer designed trawlers have firm bilges and of course all are stabilized (either active or passive).
A full displacement yacht doesn't need to look like a trawler to have good sea-keeping qualities.

Dave