Most people who buy these sorts of boats never do a lot of sailing
on them. Sure, they're great boats, but they're not usually raced
on the ocean or in protected waters.

Raced? I'm talking cruising, Jonathan. The Valiant 40, Gardener ketch at my
club sail to warm waters every year. They don't have spartan interiors. Every
serious cruiser I ever saw or read about had plenty of "home" packed into the
boat. Nothing spartan.

RB