Without wrankling noses and causing (too large) a fight, the questions purpose has been to clarify a much-bandied-about topic:
safety vs. utility in considering the different underside keel arrangements: example/ long keel is "safer," when bangin' hard, but difficult to navigate a complicated parking lot, vs. fin - keel/ slightly less tank-like, but parks easier, vs. spade
rudder and bulb keel - might be more vulnerable, but live like an open floor plan home, and fly like the
wind.
A little more patience, and I'll
purchase my
liveaboard: knowing the distinct realities (vs. dreamed-up fear-mongering abstract worries of the human mind) will help me put those useless worries to rest. I progressed from ultra-safe long-keel perspective, to skeg/ fin-keel's ability to deliver utility and windward promise (and still be perfectly safe), to wondering if I can get away with murder/ safety-be-damned, and live on an open-sunlit floor plan,
and fly with exhilliration!
I'll be an all-arounder as a
liveaboard: blue water/ thin water/ small water/ big
water.... I've spent a great deal of time (since I was forced to wait, regardless {little kids/ now bigger}) trying to know the merits of all sailboats, so I can make a great decision that will help protect my investment.
I am impressed already with general number of run-agrounds/ virtually all without real mishap, so it does displace some trepidation, though seeing ((real)) sinkings let's me know the concerns are real enough to be valid on rare occassions.
Jeanneau DS
Vs.
Halberg-Rassey ($$$)
Vs.
Tayana
Other considerations at $150,000 liveaboard??
Thanks all