Aside from all of the practical requirements, a boat must call to your heart. Every time you jump in the dinghy and go ashore, you’ll find yourself gazing admiringly at her striking lines. You’ll feel a surge of enjoyment each day when you take the helm for the first time. When you relax in the main cabin your eye will be irresistibly drawn from detail to detail, following subtle curves to perfect joints. And when you might occasionally get accustomed to it, there will be someone on the dock or on the VHF, wanting to know what kind of boat she is, and telling you how great she looks.