I wouldn't beat the drum to loud about the Big Cockpit. It isn't big.
It's bigger than the one on a new Catalina 34 or 36. It's WAY bigger
than the one on my old Pearson or C&C 32. It's bigger than the one on
my friend's Sweden 39. It's about as big as the one on my friend's
Tayana 48.
http://www.floridaboats.net/images/3.../slides/10.JPG
Oh, and the the starboard sail locker is the biggest you've EVER seen.
On European models it was a second cabin! Storage is beyond many
serious cruisers...except this boat can get out it's own way.
RB