Shared Catamaran Purchase?

[Murraybrowne]

Hi,

I just saw a post from Bob and didn't want to hijack his post so I have created a new thread. He was proposing a shared catamaran purchase which I have been considering for a while. For the right people, I think the sharing concept has a lot of merit. I have skippered and owned a variety of boats including a Whitby 42. Our current boat is a Dufour 41 Ketch that we have converted to full solar electric.
We are committed to a catamaran for our next vessel but we are facing two challenges:
1. the price for a good 38-42 footer is slightly high for us; and
2. most of the cats are in the Med or the Caribbean. I can take 2-3 months off work but not a full year.

We would be very interested in co-purchasing something in the Med, Caribbean, Mexico or South Pacific, going on some adventures and then coming back to B.C. or Washington State. If anyone else is in a similar situation, please let me know.
Thanks,
Murray Browne
Victoria, B.C.