FP Bahia vs Robertson Caine 46 (464 or 4600)

[LifeJacket]

My wife and I are trying to cast off our land lines and take the family cruising for a year or two. We have 3 kids and are looking around at cats that we can afford.

I have read alot on this forum and don't really want to get into the discussion that Catana's are better etc ... I know ... but unless I want to wait until retirement that isn't going to happen. I would rather "do" with a less than perfect boat than not do waiting for the perfect boat (if there is even such a thing).

There are many Bahia's on Yacht World that are in our price range as well as a few RC 46's. I understand you get what you pay for (and I don't have much to pay relative to the yacht prices) so my questions are:
- Are the Bahia's capable boats?
- Is there an inherint flaw in them that makes them unsafe?
- Why are they priced so much less than comparably sized cats?

As with all things there are gives and takes ... in my case price is a major "give".


Thanks in advance for any thoughts you have on this.

Rustin