Judy and I left from
Newport, RI, in 1983 aboard
Connaught IV, a Bristol 35.5, and arrive in St. Croix, USVI, ten month later. This boar was destroyed in Hugo in 1989. We next moved aboard
Deirdre, a
Crealock 37. This was our home for eleven years. After selling
Deirdre, we moved aboard
Daybreak, an
Allied Seawind II, and sailed back to the
Carribean. Each of these
boats had good and bad point.
Connaught IV was a fast sailor with good windward performance, but a rough ride.
Deirdre was a very comfortable
boat for two, and again, a fast
passage maker. The motion was reasonable comfortable, and we could plan on making 140 mile per day.
Daybreak was a gem. Not so fast, but very comfortable at sea.
We have now left the
Caribbean and are enjoying our
Pacific Seacraft Dana 24,
Green Flash. This is a remarkable
boat. Measuring only 24 ft on
deck, there are adequate comforts for a couple, and the boat is fully capable of any major
offshore passage one could envision.