[Jeff_H]

Back in the 1970''s I knew a fellow who had cruised the Carribean for quite a few years on a Tartan 27. Also in that same general time frame there was a couple doing a what I have always assumed was a circumnavigation who would periodically write articles on their voyage. I vaguely remember aticles about Pacific Islands and about cruising the Med. Of course, in those days it was a bit more common to have small boats shipped as deck cargo on big ships so they may have been shipping from region to region.

Of course these are now 30 or so year old boats. Still they have always been seen as seaworthy little boats. With careful inspection and upgrades I imagine they would make a good cruiser for spartan distance cruising.
Jeff