I am in the market for a
NEW boat to be used as a
liveaboard, and am looking for suggestions. Ideally the
boat should meet the following requirements:
- 35-40'
- good
headroom and berth length (I am 6'3" and don't want to live my life hunched over)
- EASILY SAILED! Solo or w/ a competent (but inexperienced) partner
- Quality construction
I plan on sailing mainly South
Florida,
Florida Keys, & Bahammas. I would prefer a
boat that is capable of a transatlantic (although I don't plan on much
blue water sailing).
My ideal boat is the
Island Packet 37, and I am also interested in the new
Pacific Seacraft 377. The
price on both of these is pretty steep.
So what cheaper boat are out there? Any thoughts on the
Hunter 38, ComPac 35,
Beneteau or others?