Friends had the Lafitte. Cool boat, but felt really "deep cave" inside the
cabin... tall ladders and that wierd dual
companionway setup. I swear Kareem Adul Jabbar could stand fine in that boat! The other thing is many came with extensive
teak decks. If I remember right more of the Nordics had treadmaster
deck inserts...? I've been on one, but not sailed with... But feel like I prefer the Nordic... you might like a
Hylas type also... or a Norsemann 447. The Nordic leaning more toward a
racer than the others I suppose...short fin
keel etc...