On Jun 17, 8:29 am, Jim wrote:
Gordon wrote:

My personal preferences, based on my physial abilty, area of operation
bla bla.... would be a Westsnail 32 with out a doubt. There was a time
in my life I lusted over a 20' fiberglass Flicka. Was going to go
around the world. But poverty prevented that idea. Now I have a Freya
39. Lovely boat for what I do and plan on doing next summer.
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Actually, that is Wet Snail. Nice ride but wet!
Gordon

Would be a Southern Cross 31, Baba, or similar.

Gordo:

You got good tast Dude ! Nice boats............! In fact, there are
lots of super 30 yo designs out there just languashing away. I think
the hurdle to many boaters making highseas decession, as the Eric-39
guy, is so few (maybe 1:1000) real old salts walking the docks.
Although, one year I had my boat in sitting in a Port Townsend, WA
yard and a nice old gentalman walks over and asked to for his ladder
back. I appologized and said I had thought it was just a yard ladder.
He was a very plesant guy. His current boat at the time in the PT yard
was named "Endangered Species." I think one of his first boats was
named Trekka. Google thoes two boats for some background.

Again a very proper gentalman with some very interesting ideas on
cruising boat design.

Bob