[Sunroof]

I am comparing apples to oranges here when looking at cruising grounds (east and west) and am not taking anything away from the Nordic line. Even the Nordic Tug 25 is an able mighty little cruiser with great amenities for a boat so small. East coast conditions compared to the Northwest differ greatly. We have a well protected Intracoastal Waterway (the ditch) that is very easy to navigate. All these trawlers come with weather radar systems and identifying advancing storms provides enough time to set the hook, or take shelter if a marina or harbor is close by. Sure speed helps, but they can take on a storm head on with their high sheared bow. These Taiwanese built Trawlers that were massed produced in the 1980's and 1990's, like the Albin were not well known for sea kindly performance despite their robust displacement. You pick your coastal runs carefully if your going offshore. here The bigger and better built Trawlers like the Nordic or Krogen are more sea-kindly and suited for your Pacific coast cruising. That's been apparent to me by the number you read about that run up into Alaska in mostly open waters. Which ever coast, whatever Trawler, these vessels were meant to provide comfort and safety with all the creature comforts of home. In my travels (I ran the ICW in my 35 foot sailboat years ago) I came upon many Trawlers who just cruised along with me, plugging along at 7 knots. You cannot beat a Trawler for "CRUISING" along and exploring.