The Dashews did a circumnaviagation in a custom built one. From a cursory look at Yacht World, they seem to be gaining in value but I'm sure it all depends on condition. They were built hell for stout and certainly would be a good
boat in a price/value/size equation. They seem to suffer from the deficiencies of CCA
rule designs going to
weather but also will have the comfort that those designs generated. If I was looking for a boat that massive, I'd definitely consider Col 50 especially considering the cost of a
new boat of equal
displacement.
Aloha
Peter O.