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Here is further clarification on what it means to be rated CE-A. This comes from a review of Gib-Sea 41. The Beaufort scale is referenced here and I apologize for not being able to remember what the Catalina display reference to the beaufort scale in an earlier posting, but here it is. Force 8 and waves of 13''. This is what the CE-A rating that the C350 has, means. It''s not opinion, it is fact.

Here''s the quote.

"We did hit the wave troughs with a thud now and again, but the Gib''Sea 41 is built with offshore seas in mind. The design carries a Category "A-Ocean" rating from the CE, their highest offshore rating. Briefly, the boat must be designed for extended, self-sufficient offshore voyages with winds in excess of Force 8 and wave heights in excess of 13 feet."