Interesting how you seem stuck on berth length as the primary criteria
in
selecting a boat. Then again, if one uses his boat as a dockside
condo, I
can understand your reasoning. Personally I'll put up with quite a bit
of
inconvenience below in order to have a beautiful, fast, great-sailing
machine.

I'm afraid I can't agree and never met anyone who would. Being able to
get a reasonable night's sleep aboard is pretty important even for a
weekend cruiser. Sleep is pretty important to sail a boat safely the
next day. I can't imagine anyone buying a boat with such a critical
shortcoming. Of course most people aren't 6'3, so they have no problem.
I also don't think it's asking too much for a boat to have a head with
legroom for a tall person to be able to use the toilet. Sadly, too many
boats, including some highly touted models are poorly designed. If a
Catalina 350 or Beneteau 35s5 can manage to hit the right notes, I
don't see why I should accept less because a premium name is stamped
somewhere. When it comes to choosing a boat, DESIGN is where the search
begins....not subjective beauty or performance. In other words, if the
boat don't fit, I aint buying.

RB
35s5...a boat that fits...and looks and sails great!
NY