"Brien Alkire" wrote in message ...
I experience peace when I am tuned into the rhythms of the wind, water, sun,
moon and tides. The ocean is a place where I often feel very small and
insignificant, and there is something enlightening about that experience. I
also love the adventure and romance of the sea. These are the reasons I
sail.

If I only have an afternoon then I love to sail a dinghy. It puts me in
closer contact with the wind and water than I would experience on a big
boat.

But there is a special feeling I can only get by being at sea for one or
more days, and that requires a big boat. I can't really put my finger on
it. But there's a frame of mind I get into when time is measured in watch
cycles and changes in the wind and sea rather than my work day schedule.

My questions about boat size vs amount of fun are not to be considered
rhetorical. I am actually asking for advice. After my cruise to the
Bahamas on my 28' monohull, I have been planning to build a 32'
trailerable trimaran. I will be able to sail my S2 until the tri is
finished so there is no delayed gratification. However, the fun of
sailing the MiniCups has me wondering if maybe a 32' tri is too big
and cumbersome. Would maybe a 27' trailer-tri be better and more fun?
What is the break point where hassle exceeds fun? I was formerly
considering a Kurt Hughes design but then decided that if I spend all
this time, I might as well simply buy the folding parts from Farrier
and build one of his; my reasoning being that the folding system will
make set-up and breakdown easier. Any advice on boat size vs fun for
a tri?