[miatapaul]

Well, as with virtually every topic that is raised on sailing forums, the answer is "It Depends"...

There may have been reasons other than displacement alone why Matt's ride last summer might not have exhibited an exemplary Motion Comfort...

So is that the boat he was on last year, or an amusement prop? More like something from the Pirates of the Caribbean amusement park than a real blue water boat. That thing looks like it would be very uncomfortable with any kind of following seas with all that flat overhang. No wonder he was uncomfortable and that is not "heavy displacement" more like "TALL displacement!" I bet it rolls like a soda bottle in rough seas.