Anyone who has stood long watches helming would thing that
a good idea. I've used spinnakers for padding to give my back
a break. I'd rate a comfortable helm seat high on my list of
priorities.

"Maxprop" wrote
Yup. Sailboat are resembling their powered cousins more and more. There
is a 380 Catalina hereabouts with a swiveling helm chair. You should
consider one of those, Bubbles.