Jeff,
thanks for the input. There are a few large tris for sale there is
one in BVI that is 63 feet which at least by my standards is a pretty
large chunk of fiberglass.

I have every intention of following your advice and renting/chartering
everything I can find to establish what is the perfect boat for me.
Which actually brings me to another question that I have posted
elsewhere. How would one go about finding a charter that would take
one out in relatively serious weather. I figure that most bosts will
behave themselves in the perfect weather but I would like to be assured
that when things get a little rough I will not be fighting the boat as
well as the weather.

thx sk