OK,

First it was a Catalina 27. Then, an Ericson 27. Now, I'm considering
Islander 28 or Crown 28. Here's my Take so far:

Catalina 27: kinda cheaply made, but fast, especially upwind in light air
like we get a lot around here. AND it's kinda a Mini-me of my Catalina 36,
and although I love it, I think I'd like something different. One
advantage is that they're VERY common around here - would be easy to find
what I want locally.

Ericson 27: looked good until I looked up PHRF ratings - they sound SLOW!
Same or slower than a Columbia 26, slower than a Cal 25...

Islander 28: Fast and well-built, lots of room inside, sea-kindly... but
hard to find, especially in "fixer-upper" shape, which is all I can afford

Crown 28: not quite as nice inside as an Islander, but still good - don't
know how fast they are, though.

C&C 27: a bit faster than a Catalina, maybe better built, but usually
thrashed. Not high on my list...

Oday 27, Mirage 27, Hunter 27.... basically carbon cutouts of a Catalina
27.

So... any thoughts? Anybody own/sail an Ericson 27? An Islander 28? Crown
28? How fast are they? Not looking for cutthroat racing, just getting to
my destination faster, or sailing in light air instead of having to motor.

druid