katysails wrote:
Jim,
Maybe you had best charter. You're looking upon buying a boat as purchasing a thing, rather than an experience. Maybe you should set your sites lower and buy a small sailboat that is inexpensive so that you can start from scratch and develop the experience...


Like a new Mac 26M for example? As was discussed in the earlier string,
one option would be to buy a small boat and continue to charter larger
boats from time to time.

Jim