Chuck is right on the money as far as Cruising World goes. That magazine has gone to the dogs. I don't subscribe to any sailing magazines anymore. Used to get them all before I started cruising. It's nice to sit in the office and dream of sunny shores but once you get there (to the sunny shores) you don't need the glossy pictures or the advertisement paid reviews anymore. In any event I couldn't afford any of their BOTY picks. Is there anything under half a million dollars? As for how to do things, the internet has all the information you'll ever want, you just have to find out what's the truth and what's B.S.