Solarbri,
If you ever get over to Maui you can sail on a Conser 47. We go there nearly every year for a week at our timeshare and though I am
cheap I always spend the ~$100 or so to take the day sail over to Lanai on Paragon's Conser. I like my sailing fix and its a good snorkel & beach-walk trip the wife enjoys. I think we hit 17 knots once but sometimes the wind isn't there and we only max out at 8 or 12 and sometimes motor a bit as well (we always go in November, other months may be sportier). If its calm they'll stop in the middle of the channel and you can swim in really deep and
blue water. They used to have and maybe still do have shorter, cheaper afternoon "speed sails" where they have gone much faster but I've never done them as the day trip is a good combination for us. Its not a cattlemaran as there usually are only 15 to 25 people aboard. Everyone gets to know everyone chatting on the way over and i've been allowed to helm/sail the boat quite a bit. Nice crew! Paragon's bridge deck
cabin is set up for
charter so its an open back and has nothing but a big table and bench seats all around with
galley in one of the hulls. I think it also has at least 2 double/queen berths as well. I remember seeing a C47
for sale 5 or 10 years ago and I think its bridge deck cabin was a bit more cruisy. Maybe thats the one Runaway bought. The bridge deck slams sometimes and flexes the floor but the
food has never fallen off the table. Its not a big deal, just an occasional surprise. It also has one large
outboard in the center near the stern with a centered
helm above it. I think other Consers are different. You should be able to
google Paragon-sailing-Maui and find them. For sailors its the best trip on Maui that I've found. I have no connection to Paragon, just a happy customer.