I like it from a "work on it at the dock" point of view, but I'd hate to have to open it up in rough water, especially if I had lost power. Imagagine if one wave washed over the stern and made it sit a little lower. The bow would rise and catch the wind, turning the bow directly away from the wind and exposing the open stern to more waves. Scary thought. That said, if it had cockpit access as well, then it's very cool.

I tend to agree, but I seem to be in the engine room more while at the dock for checks than at while sea for fixes.