Hi Sailors,
Finally decided to join the club since I get such useful info here!
We are a
family planning on going cruising (in 7-10 years) with two future
kids under 10 and 1 older dog. We are planning to buy our
boat in the next few years and live on it for a while to save for the kitty fund.
We would really love a cruiser with an aft
cabin, around 40ft. We're looking for a
used boat under $50K. Can anyone suggest some good models?
So far we really love the Northstar/Sparkman & Stephens 39ft
ketch with
center cockpit. Also like the
Irwin 37.
I've heard that a
ketch is nice for a sailing couple since it allows more options without having to change
sails (difficult to do with just 2 crew I would think). Thoughts on this?
Thanks I appreciate it!