Well I personally know that , bigger isn't better!.. Just finished reading an article in the magazine Passage Maker about one of my dream boat. The new Grand Banks 44 EU , well I learned something about this boat that I was not really aware of , is that the older version of the Grand Bank is a pain in the butt to streer in a 8' following sea . Here I was being a little disappointed about the handling of my tub in a 5' folloing sea ( wrong) . Hope the new design 44 ' Grand Bank won't have the same problem , in this article it was the first sea trial but on calm sea . The noise level at wot was apparently way to high they will have to go to drawing board again and fix that at a great cost? Gary SEARAM